"Officers of the government are immune from personal suit for actions in office; the worst consequence is that they lose the next election"
But the town/city/etc ISN'T immune. That is my point. They are doing their jobs by protecting the citizens from lawsuits. You say they should take these brave stances, fine, but don't complain when it comes out of your taxes to pay for a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
We need tort law reform in this country first so people can't use lawsuits as intimidation tactics or as a constant threat. Loser pays should be the rule here (as in England I believe), more restrictions on what constitutes "damage", and caps on payouts need to be tighter and more widespread. My experience with local government has been they are constantly paranoid of being sued and having their tight budgets ruined by premium increases or uncovered liabilities. A lot of what looks like stupidity or weakness is due to selfdefense against a rotten civil suit system.
"I am offended that some crazy whites and blacks in the USA attempt to control the entire meaning and history of the terms "master" and "slave" so that it can ONLY refer to the specific form this relationship took in recent US history. As if there is only one meaning for the terms, as if they have a monopoly on their meaning and use."
That reminds me of what has happened to the swastika. It has ancient roots and appears in different variations in archeological finds around Eurasia. It is still used in India and Buddhist symbology as a symbol of power and good luck (I think it is Sanskrit for "luck symbol"). It even still appears as a pattern in old buildings and art in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Now the meaning of it has been corrupted, maybe forever, by the Nazis and those won't let the Nazi meaning attached to it go away. Its a shame.
Good point. Orwellian manipulation of the language isn't limited to any single ideology. I think people need to regain their perspective, they've become too sensistive.
Slashdot has always struck me as more Libertarian than anything else. However, anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on reason usually has very little.
Here's another good book on poor decisions
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In Search of Stupidity
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· Score: 2, Interesting
Check out Barbara Tuchman's (author of "The Guns of August" and "A Distant Mirror") book "The March of Folly". She is not only an excellent historian but a very good author. "The March of Folly" is about choices being made contrary to one's own self-interest (as she puts it). It is a subject matter very applicable to today's news. George Bush, et al, should read it.
I was relieved that the guy was only involved in illegal gambling and not something truly despicable like spam or, god forbid, working for the RIAA or enforcing the DMCA. At least he has SOME morals!
Since kids have to go to school the school has to take responsiblity for the ramifications of this requirement. Obviously a grown adult would avoid an ugly situation by choosing not to avoid those people, the kids don't have that choice. Schools can require you to work at home (homework), right?
"I personally do not think the schools have any business moderating events that take place outside of school."
The catch is that kids are forced to go to school. Since they have no freedom in this regard the school should be responsible for the direct ramifications of this outside of school property.
Slashdot Mirror
Then the nerd just posts your question to Slashdot and sends you the URL for the article's comments section.
"Officers of the government are immune from personal suit for actions in office; the worst consequence is that they lose the next election"
But the town/city/etc ISN'T immune. That is my point. They are doing their jobs by protecting the citizens from lawsuits. You say they should take these brave stances, fine, but don't complain when it comes out of your taxes to pay for a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Change them to images of a penis and labia on the doors, that should fix things.
Governor Arnold is a Socialist? Someone should let him know!
"A buyer is free to make whatever demands they want of a vendor"
Really? So my town can refuse to buy products from vendors that hire blacks?
How about the Snoop Doggy Dog version:
Pimp and Ho
We need tort law reform in this country first so people can't use lawsuits as intimidation tactics or as a constant threat. Loser pays should be the rule here (as in England I believe), more restrictions on what constitutes "damage", and caps on payouts need to be tighter and more widespread. My experience with local government has been they are constantly paranoid of being sued and having their tight budgets ruined by premium increases or uncovered liabilities. A lot of what looks like stupidity or weakness is due to selfdefense against a rotten civil suit system.
Master and slave drives!? Let my storage devices go!
"I am offended that some crazy whites and blacks in the USA attempt to control the entire meaning and history of the terms "master" and "slave" so that it can ONLY refer to the specific form this relationship took in recent US history. As if there is only one meaning for the terms, as if they have a monopoly on their meaning and use."
That reminds me of what has happened to the swastika. It has ancient roots and appears in different variations in archeological finds around Eurasia. It is still used in India and Buddhist symbology as a symbol of power and good luck (I think it is Sanskrit for "luck symbol"). It even still appears as a pattern in old buildings and art in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Now the meaning of it has been corrupted, maybe forever, by the Nazis and those won't let the Nazi meaning attached to it go away. Its a shame.
Good point. Orwellian manipulation of the language isn't limited to any single ideology. I think people need to regain their perspective, they've become too sensistive.
Slashdot has always struck me as more Libertarian than anything else. However, anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on reason usually has very little.
How do I make my bed?
How do I brush my teeth?
How do I dress myself?
What do other Slashdotters use that roll of paper next to every toilet for?
Q: What do boats and kids have in common?
A: They're the most fun when they belong to someone else
Someone would just come along and say all of that cabling in space is a fire hazard.
I always thought the authors of most web pages were the weak links. Ba-dum-dum!
Try running it as root
Amazon Link
I was relieved that the guy was only involved in illegal gambling and not something truly despicable like spam or, god forbid, working for the RIAA or enforcing the DMCA. At least he has SOME morals!
I'm a fan of the show but is it just me or does it look like he has balls hanging off of his chin?
"That said, how do you detect particles that exist for this short a period of time anyway?"
I would guess based either on the distance it travels and/or the momentum of it's decay particles.
The robot is only $100 but replacement ink cartridges for it cost $50 each.
How is protecting them (something they are asking for) infringing on their rights? I guess firemen infringe on your right to die in a fire.
And if you don't like the supermarket you can grow your own crops, right?
Since kids have to go to school the school has to take responsiblity for the ramifications of this requirement. Obviously a grown adult would avoid an ugly situation by choosing not to avoid those people, the kids don't have that choice. Schools can require you to work at home (homework), right?
"I personally do not think the schools have any business moderating events that take place outside of school."
The catch is that kids are forced to go to school. Since they have no freedom in this regard the school should be responsible for the direct ramifications of this outside of school property.