I hope your doctor doesn't act based solely on the first thing you say when you enter his/her office.
"I have this pain in my back." "Ok, here is a script for some pain killers. See ya!" "Oh, one more thing, I also have this lump in my back that has been growing for months..."
The judge should read the whole doc. The devil is in the details.
I grew up through the first crash so I'll be ready this time. I've got the basement stocked with MAME and a bunch of cds full of ROMS in addition to my FPS and RPG games. As a final backup my web browser has links to a bunch of free online java/flash games. I have a generator for my desktop and a modem to back up my DSL line. Clothing-wise I have 1 pair of faded black jeans and a too small t-shirt that says "Drow Do It In The Dark". My food supply consists of a few months supply of fruit leather, Goldfish crackers, Diet Coke, and boil in a bag dinners. I also have a cache of virtual weapons online to protect myself against any orcs or AK-47 tot'n enemies. For hygiene I have a bottle of Listerine, a bottle of Purell, some handwipes I got from a BBQ place and a stick of deodorant. Finally, I have a comfy desk chair with a built in bedpan for extended gaming sessions but I've already had that for a while.
And if all the competition uses this you'll do what? "Sorry Mobile/Exxon/BP/etc, I'm not buying your gasoline anymore! I'll walk the 20 miles to work every day!"
It seems that some people (or their over paid consultants) believe the myth that "all exposure is good". This may be true if you are unknown but if you are a reasonably well known brand then getting people pissed at you will associate your brand with negative feelings. I truly doubt that is a good thing. If I can choose between your product and one reasonably close in price and features I'm going to go with your competitor because I don't trust your seemingly sleezy company.
The USB power source for my LTB headphones used to produce HUGE amounts of noise until I bought and external USB power source for them. I can still hear the sound of my mouse cursor moving sometimes when my headphones are quiet. When I have something playing though those background noises are so low that they never interfere from a practical standpoint.
Who said outlaw? I'd say restrict until you could prove your system was safe to connect to the net (and stayed that way). I don't know about all states in the US but mine requires annual inspections to keep a car on the road. The results of someone having a major failure on the road are too great to allow even if the person is too poor to fix it. So don't allow someone to connect to the net unless they have the latest service pack, etc.
I find your acceptance of material damage odd. You'd have to problem with your hard earned property being damaged? Just because someone is held responsible doesn't fix the loss. Saying "Ooops! Sorry!" won't give me my car or home back (or make up for the financial losses a business suffers due to network downtime).
I think the world would be better off if it was rephrased:
"Please forward this email to everybody you know, then duct tape a plastic bag over your head. Make sure the seal around your neck is air tight. NOTE: you must forward the email BEFORE putting on the bag, not after."
Personal responsiblity is all well and good until a problem becomes so pervasive that not only does it harm the "fools" but innocent bystanders as well. I have to deal with spam and phishing because of all of the comprimised machines out there. Obviously leaving it to the users hasn't worked and the solution requires an escalation.
People aren't allowed to own howitzers either even though many of us could be trusted to only fire them at government approved proving grounds.
Korean War (from wikipedia): "The principal support on the side of the North was China, with limited assistance by Soviet combat advisors, military pilots, and weapons."
It was technically a civil war but the Korean War had large amounts of foreign troops ("The Chinese made contact with American troops on October 25, 1950 with 270,000 PVA"). Sorry but I consider Stalin no differently than Hitler and anything he supported was worth blocking. It was fought by conventional armies with little if any grassroots support. Vietnam was fought pretty much by Vietnamese with an intense guerrila war unlike Korea.
Don't know why you are bringing up US casualties since I never mentioned them. But since you bring them up the time spent fighting does make a difference (it is the misery caused that is one of major moral issues).
Your saying "[but if it] made a stable democratic Iraq" is as pointless as saying "what if aliens landed and freed Iraq". It wasn't going to happen and any reasonable person knew it.
If we'd attacked Iraq during Saddam's war against the marsh arabs I would've been sympathetic. But we stood by and supported his bloody war against Iran and did nothing while he committed the crimes (gassings, etc) that were supposedly so horrible. We did nothing during Rawanda either. Our record has long been one of intervention for power or money (Spain, Guatemala, Vietnam) not for moral reasons. We only fought the Japanese when they attacked Pearl Harbor, not when they'd already been slaughtering the Chinese for many years. I'd say the Korean war was justifiable though as it was an invasion and Stalin's support was behind it.
We also need to learn to stay the hell out of civil wars unless genocide is taking place. You just end up with both sides hating you. You can bomb all you want but unless you address the root cause it'll never go away (Palestine).
BTW, Liberal Hawks were actually the norm in the 30-40s. Anti-fascist sentiment supported the use of military force.
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I hope your doctor doesn't act based solely on the first thing you say when you enter his/her office.
"I have this pain in my back."
"Ok, here is a script for some pain killers. See ya!"
"Oh, one more thing, I also have this lump in my back that has been growing for months..."
The judge should read the whole doc. The devil is in the details.
I grew up through the first crash so I'll be ready this time. I've got the basement stocked with MAME and a bunch of cds full of ROMS in addition to my FPS and RPG games. As a final backup my web browser has links to a bunch of free online java/flash games. I have a generator for my desktop and a modem to back up my DSL line. Clothing-wise I have 1 pair of faded black jeans and a too small t-shirt that says "Drow Do It In The Dark". My food supply consists of a few months supply of fruit leather, Goldfish crackers, Diet Coke, and boil in a bag dinners. I also have a cache of virtual weapons online to protect myself against any orcs or AK-47 tot'n enemies. For hygiene I have a bottle of Listerine, a bottle of Purell, some handwipes I got from a BBQ place and a stick of deodorant. Finally, I have a comfy desk chair with a built in bedpan for extended gaming sessions but I've already had that for a while.
Whether we need them in the first place is a different matter but I have to agree with you there.
And if all the competition uses this you'll do what? "Sorry Mobile/Exxon/BP/etc, I'm not buying your gasoline anymore! I'll walk the 20 miles to work every day!"
Next thing they'll say is that you are a thief if you don't make a purchase. After that they'll just hold you down and take your wallet.
It seems that some people (or their over paid consultants) believe the myth that "all exposure is good". This may be true if you are unknown but if you are a reasonably well known brand then getting people pissed at you will associate your brand with negative feelings. I truly doubt that is a good thing. If I can choose between your product and one reasonably close in price and features I'm going to go with your competitor because I don't trust your seemingly sleezy company.
But where will I go for my skateboarding accidents and video game stunt videos?
Bah, just give them a few drinks and you'll get all of their clothes off the old fashioned way.
Will they predict when I'll be broke from buying all their crap?
"I see that you're buried in credit card debt. Click here for homeless shelter listings."
To quote Seinfeld: "What's that red dot?"
The USB power source for my LTB headphones used to produce HUGE amounts of noise until I bought and external USB power source for them. I can still hear the sound of my mouse cursor moving sometimes when my headphones are quiet. When I have something playing though those background noises are so low that they never interfere from a practical standpoint.
Who said outlaw? I'd say restrict until you could prove your system was safe to connect to the net (and stayed that way). I don't know about all states in the US but mine requires annual inspections to keep a car on the road. The results of someone having a major failure on the road are too great to allow even if the person is too poor to fix it. So don't allow someone to connect to the net unless they have the latest service pack, etc.
I find your acceptance of material damage odd. You'd have to problem with your hard earned property being damaged? Just because someone is held responsible doesn't fix the loss. Saying "Ooops! Sorry!" won't give me my car or home back (or make up for the financial losses a business suffers due to network downtime).
I think the world would be better off if it was rephrased:
"Please forward this email to everybody you know, then duct tape a plastic bag over your head. Make sure the seal around your neck is air tight. NOTE: you must forward the email BEFORE putting on the bag, not after."
"what ol' uncle Ben always said to Peter Parker."
The rice guy knew Spider Man(tm)? Cool!
Personal responsiblity is all well and good until a problem becomes so pervasive that not only does it harm the "fools" but innocent bystanders as well. I have to deal with spam and phishing because of all of the comprimised machines out there. Obviously leaving it to the users hasn't worked and the solution requires an escalation.
People aren't allowed to own howitzers either even though many of us could be trusted to only fire them at government approved proving grounds.
Microsoft is to viruses/trojans as Europe was to the Black Plague
Fine, but you're the one in charge of sweeping up all of that carbon dust they'll produce.
"It looks like chicken may be the closest among all species"
Ummmm, I'm having fried TRex for dinner tonight!
Korean War (from wikipedia): "The principal support on the side of the North was China, with limited assistance by Soviet combat advisors, military pilots, and weapons."
It was technically a civil war but the Korean War had large amounts of foreign troops ("The Chinese made contact with American troops on October 25, 1950 with 270,000 PVA"). Sorry but I consider Stalin no differently than Hitler and anything he supported was worth blocking. It was fought by conventional armies with little if any grassroots support. Vietnam was fought pretty much by Vietnamese with an intense guerrila war unlike Korea.
Don't know why you are bringing up US casualties since I never mentioned them. But since you bring them up the time spent fighting does make a difference (it is the misery caused that is one of major moral issues).
Your saying "[but if it] made a stable democratic Iraq" is as pointless as saying "what if aliens landed and freed Iraq". It wasn't going to happen and any reasonable person knew it.
"employees tend to see the jerk as boss material."
And voters tend to see the jerk as presidential material.
Based on D&D games you go to diamond then to adimantium?
The X-Games has faced this too. They'll soon have the XX-Games then the Super-XX-Games. They can't go to XXX-Games for obvious reasons.
Suddenly I find myself becoming more sympathetic to the black helicopter fearing gun nuts. Wow, Bush really is a uniter!
I look forward to getting spam from "Dr_Reginald_Mumbutu@keyhole12.sat.mil"
If we'd attacked Iraq during Saddam's war against the marsh arabs I would've been sympathetic. But we stood by and supported his bloody war against Iran and did nothing while he committed the crimes (gassings, etc) that were supposedly so horrible. We did nothing during Rawanda either. Our record has long been one of intervention for power or money (Spain, Guatemala, Vietnam) not for moral reasons. We only fought the Japanese when they attacked Pearl Harbor, not when they'd already been slaughtering the Chinese for many years. I'd say the Korean war was justifiable though as it was an invasion and Stalin's support was behind it.
We also need to learn to stay the hell out of civil wars unless genocide is taking place. You just end up with both sides hating you. You can bomb all you want but unless you address the root cause it'll never go away (Palestine).
BTW, Liberal Hawks were actually the norm in the 30-40s. Anti-fascist sentiment supported the use of military force.
It's times like this I wish I had mod points to give out.
Someone please tell me why that show is supposed to be funny? I tried to watch it once, really I tried.