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  1. A great read, and applicable to today. Basically, the North didn't have it's heart in the fight with the South until Southern supporters became increasingly hard-line in their dealings with the Feds.

    I think people like you will be really surprised if they start something that wakes the silent majority of Americans. The ones who aren't happy, but are willing to work with the system.

  2. What makes you assume the gov would increase the price that significantly? I see alot of cost savings in my local government, too much sometimes.

  3. Re:That explains quite a lot on Social Media Overtakes Television As Young People's Main Source of News, Says Report (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Here's a great example, this trash shows up in my mailbox every week.

    http://currentinfishers.com/op...

  4. Re:UPS is union and they need to sue to recover th on Amazon Faces $350K Fine For Shipping 'Amazing Liquid Fire' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    70 lbs is the limit, not kilo's.

  5. Re: I'm sure Drump is all torn up over it on BuzzFeed Ends $1.3M Advertising Deal With RNC Over Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Whatever helps you sleep at night...

  6. Re: I'm sure Drump is all torn up over it on BuzzFeed Ends $1.3M Advertising Deal With RNC Over Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    To shut people up who are denying racism exists anymore, sure.

  7. Re: I'm sure Drump is all torn up over it on BuzzFeed Ends $1.3M Advertising Deal With RNC Over Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Yes, the issue is complex, and yelling "white privilege" does not capture those nuances. However, it's purpose is only to get people to acknowledge there is something there, nuances and all.

  8. If you open the windows entirely, you get external coolness, but also humidity. Without some sort of awning, you get still get alot of heat from the sunlight. If you just open the shades, what I was referring to, you get only heat from the sun, too much for more then 2/3rd's of the year.

  9. Re:Not so fast. on GE Considers Scrapping The Annual Raise (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm always amazed at how many people are afraid to change jobs.

  10. Re: I'm sure Drump is all torn up over it on BuzzFeed Ends $1.3M Advertising Deal With RNC Over Donald Trump (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Not white over here either, which was made abundantly clear to me during certain of my school years. Not black either, actually white Father, Mother was first in her Mexican family to be born in the U.S., her parents never spoke English, but she never spoke Spanish around us.

    I was an Army Brat, which gave me insight into different parts of the country, but also protected me, because the Army (is/was) one of the most progressive organizations when it comes to race relations.

    It's a convenient fiction to say that race doesn't matter anymore, or that people should have recovered from slavery over the past 100+ years, but it's absolutely a fiction. While slavery was 100 years ago, there were Government policies designed to harm blacks as recently as the 1970's, if white's couldn't get over slavery in 100 years, why should blacks? Read some history. There is a reason for the anger felt by blacks. Other races have benefited from the civil rights movement, but did not have the couple hundred years of oppression in the US that blacks have dealt with.

  11. I'm almost certain that during the majority of the year it's less efficient to use external light and remove the heat then it is to just use electric lights. I still like to open the windows, but it's a trade off.

  12. Re:Blocks? on Minecraft Tops 100 Million Sales (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    If you can't see very far, it's really easy to get lost..
    voice of experience...

  13. Re:The most disgusting part.. on IT Layoffs At Insurance Firm Are A 'Never-Ending Funeral' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Mandatory representation for workers in a public company, to balance the shareholders and management.

  14. Re:This sort of thing is why people like Trump on IT Layoffs At Insurance Firm Are A 'Never-Ending Funeral' (computerworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Sounds like a Union on the wireless side would level the playing field.

  15. Re:Antibiotic abuse and biodiversity on Antibiotic-Resistant E Coli Reaches The US For The First Time (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    They are mostly dangerous to the young and old, or those with weakened immune systems.

  16. Re:Blame the farmers .. yeah ! on Antibiotic-Resistant E Coli Reaches The US For The First Time (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    Shaolin monks are allowed to eat meat. They were given a dispensation by the Emperor at some point.

  17. Re:The remaining 1/3 will turn off the lights. on HPE To Spin Out Its Huge Services Business, Merge It With CSC (cio.com) · · Score: 2

    Out of the last 5 companies I've worked for, 3 have bought, by preference, majority HP servers, 2 have preferred HP network gear, and the others were more agnostic, but still have some HP hardware.

    HP servers and networking gear are still well regarded in the industry. Yes, you pay a premium ,but most businesses are happy to do so and get a quality product. I still seen Proliant G2's just being retired. Those EOL'd in 2007, but support has been avaliable through HP and third party vendors.

    Disclosure, I currently work for HPE, but this sale probably impacts me.

  18. Re:Let me be the first to say on Pfizer Blocks The Use Of Its Drugs In Executions · · Score: 1

    and again... No citations, that answers my question.

  19. Re: Tax laws will never be changed on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Mortgages tax deductions are a give away to the wealthy, I'm not going to spend all day arguing it, it's well accepted.
    401k's are an OK solution to your problem, but as they currently exist, they are a big giveaway to the financial industry, again, that's well accepted.

  20. Re:And trump wants to legalize tax evasion on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Calm down Mr. Swanson

  21. Re:And trump wants to legalize tax evasion on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    We all know the parts you listed are only a fraction of the cost, the big money is the final product, that markup should be taxed where it is sold. Access to that market has huge value.

  22. Re:Remember where the responsibility is on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Why don't we do what we can to fix the problem we have, and guard against these future problems. You guys are standing Mt. Everest claiming one stop down will put us in the Mariana Trench.
    Frankly, this is costing you alot of credibility.

  23. Re: Tax laws will never be changed on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 2

    The wealthy and get way more out of mortgage deductions then your average homeowner, not to mention the unwashed hordes of renters.
    No matter what quantitative easing was designed to do, it benefits the wealthy and should have been ended, low interest rates help the stock market and wealthy investors, but hurt the rest of us.
    401k's are a way to move retirement funds into a place they can be tapped for fees and other financial shenanigans. They move risk from companies to individuals.

    Ask me how I know your bad at math.

  24. Re:Remember where the responsibility is on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Woah, your saying Trump hasn't benefited from the status quo?

  25. Re: That's not true at all. on A Third Of Cash Is Held By 5 US Tech Companies (siliconbeat.com) · · Score: 1

    Because they don't want to pay their fair share, we've been over this before.