Yes he did, and that's probably why I got to meet my uncle John. Without the A-bomb, there's a very high chance that he would have died on a beach in the final invasion of the main islands.
In all seriousness, I've taken martial arts before and I think it's kind of pathetic.
Sounds to me like you didn't find a decent dojo. When I played Judo as a kid, it was all about sportsmanship. If our Sensei though you were getting hot under the collar, or getting too aggressive, he stopped the randori and you sat on edge of the mat until you had yourself under control again. When I practiced Aikido many years later, it was all about learning to move as smoothly and easily as possible, whether you were uke or nage.
I don't dispute that there's quite a lot of Bullshido being sold in the strip malls of America, but that doesn't mean that the entire field is a waste of time.
The problem is that the BAD GUYS ARE WHOEVER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY ARE!
Umm... No.
Ceacescu thought he could order his troops to fire on the protestors in the streets, and was quickly dispatched by the Romanian army. US soldiers are trained that they are not only allowed to disobey an illegal order, it is incumbent upon them to do so, and arrest an officer who insists otherwise. The My Lai massacre was stopped by a sergeant who saw what was going on from a helicopter, told his pilot to land, and arrested Lt. Calley.
When it comes to ordering US troops to attack US citizens, any president trying it would be on thin ice, indeed. He'd be just as likely to get shot with a general's sidearm as a private's carbine.
What you seem to have missed out on is that in 1776, the guns the populace had and the guns the government had were the same, so the side that won was pretty much based on how many people you had, influenced by your ability to pay them, and their emotional/economic investment in the fight.
Where in the world did you study history?
The Brits were regular troops, well supplied with artillery and made mobile with cavalry and naval power. Some of the rebels had hunting rifles, but many of them showed up unarmed and were equipped with whatever the continentals could scrounge up, usually smoothbore muskets. The Brits had an overwhelming superiority in materiel, and considerable superiority in numbers. The rebels were drastically outgunned, and only prevailed in the end thanks to excellent leadership, the element of surprise at several key battles, and a hell of a lot of good luck.
I check "other" and write in "none of your business", myself. I also refuse to give any data not called for by the constitution. They get the head count, and that's it.
The problem I've heard mentioned is that with any biological marker, as soon as someone figures out how to fake it you're screwed.
There's no need to fake the biometric data. Breaking into whatever machine hosts the database is quite sufficient.
If this system ever comes to pass, it would be a very appropriate countermeasure to make the DNA of every legislator who voted for it come up as a terrorist or sex offender.
Nice try at pretending that only Republicans are at fault here. Don't fall for the shell game. Republicans and Democrats are just two wings of the ruling party.
Not only that, the census bureau routinely promises that census data will not be used for any illegal purpose, and they even lie about the fact that it was used in the 1940s to round up american citizens of Japanese ancestry to ship them to concentration camps.
It's not as if they don't understand that it's a gross violation of our rights. Their concern is how to get us to swallow it, not whether it's right or wrong.
Any New Yorkers reading this, if you happen to encounter Mayor Bloomberg at a restaurant or a party or something, throw your food at him, or just slap him across the chops and call him a fascist asshole. Once this has happened to him fifty or sixty times, he may get the hint.
I'm sorry, but if I'm telecommuting into an "office" in NYC, I'm using zero services from the City of New York, that are not already being paid for by my employer there.
SInce when has taxation been about fairness?
This is just one of many excellent reasons for locating a business in Nevada, Washington, Texas, or any other state without an income tax.
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Yes he did, and that's probably why I got to meet my uncle John. Without the A-bomb, there's a very high chance that he would have died on a beach in the final invasion of the main islands.
-jcr
In all seriousness, I've taken martial arts before and I think it's kind of pathetic.
Sounds to me like you didn't find a decent dojo. When I played Judo as a kid, it was all about sportsmanship. If our Sensei though you were getting hot under the collar, or getting too aggressive, he stopped the randori and you sat on edge of the mat until you had yourself under control again. When I practiced Aikido many years later, it was all about learning to move as smoothly and easily as possible, whether you were uke or nage.
I don't dispute that there's quite a lot of Bullshido being sold in the strip malls of America, but that doesn't mean that the entire field is a waste of time.
-jcr
Yeah, I've been posting from this account for a very long time. Can't take credit for the song though; my friend Lynn wrote that.
-jcr
Maybe he just couldn't be bothered to log in.
-jcr
You don't make oxygen out of it, you extract oxygen from it.
Basically, heat it up enough for the Si02 to dissociate, and separate the gasses centrifugally.
-jcr
He didn't claim any such knowledge. He just said that a recruiter from Apple had contacted him. What's your issue with that?
-jcr
The problem is that the BAD GUYS ARE WHOEVER THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY ARE!
Umm... No.
Ceacescu thought he could order his troops to fire on the protestors in the streets, and was quickly dispatched by the Romanian army. US soldiers are trained that they are not only allowed to disobey an illegal order, it is incumbent upon them to do so, and arrest an officer who insists otherwise. The My Lai massacre was stopped by a sergeant who saw what was going on from a helicopter, told his pilot to land, and arrested Lt. Calley.
When it comes to ordering US troops to attack US citizens, any president trying it would be on thin ice, indeed. He'd be just as likely to get shot with a general's sidearm as a private's carbine.
-jcr
What you seem to have missed out on is that in 1776, the guns the populace had and the guns the government had were the same, so the side that won was pretty much based on how many people you had, influenced by your ability to pay them, and their emotional/economic investment in the fight.
Where in the world did you study history?
The Brits were regular troops, well supplied with artillery and made mobile with cavalry and naval power. Some of the rebels had hunting rifles, but many of them showed up unarmed and were equipped with whatever the continentals could scrounge up, usually smoothbore muskets. The Brits had an overwhelming superiority in materiel, and considerable superiority in numbers. The rebels were drastically outgunned, and only prevailed in the end thanks to excellent leadership, the element of surprise at several key battles, and a hell of a lot of good luck.
-jcr
I check "other" and write in "none of your business", myself. I also refuse to give any data not called for by the constitution. They get the head count, and that's it.
-jcr
We ain't had a president to be proud of since. . . well, a really long time.
Harry Truman, IMHO.
And this last one is the worst president I can think of, not knowing a buttload of history.
You don't have to go too far back in history to find Richard Nixon.
-jcr
Why was my comment modded troll?
/. for you.
Let me guess... Because someone with mod points didn't like what you had to say?
That's
-jcr
The problem I've heard mentioned is that with any biological marker, as soon as someone figures out how to fake it you're screwed.
There's no need to fake the biometric data. Breaking into whatever machine hosts the database is quite sufficient.
If this system ever comes to pass, it would be a very appropriate countermeasure to make the DNA of every legislator who voted for it come up as a terrorist or sex offender.
-jcr
Nice try at pretending that only Republicans are at fault here. Don't fall for the shell game. Republicans and Democrats are just two wings of the ruling party.
-jcr
Not only that, the census bureau routinely promises that census data will not be used for any illegal purpose, and they even lie about the fact that it was used in the 1940s to round up american citizens of Japanese ancestry to ship them to concentration camps.
-jcr
Realize it?
It's not as if they don't understand that it's a gross violation of our rights. Their concern is how to get us to swallow it, not whether it's right or wrong.
Any New Yorkers reading this, if you happen to encounter Mayor Bloomberg at a restaurant or a party or something, throw your food at him, or just slap him across the chops and call him a fascist asshole. Once this has happened to him fifty or sixty times, he may get the hint.
-jcr
Since they knew about prior art but didn't report it, they should be fined.
s/fined/jailed for fraud/
-jcr
What a fucking pack of shysters. They should get disbarred over this.
-jcr
Whoever heard of such a thing?
-jcr
Do the right thing. Destroy those illegal copies you made.
-jcr
There is a reason why businesses stay in NY, LA, Chicago or Dallas.
There is also a reason why businesses with their nominal HQ in Manhattan open satellite offices in Hoboken, Greenwich, etc.
-jcr
I'm sorry, but if I'm telecommuting into an "office" in NYC, I'm using zero services from the City of New York, that are not already being paid for by my employer there.
SInce when has taxation been about fairness?
This is just one of many excellent reasons for locating a business in Nevada, Washington, Texas, or any other state without an income tax.
-jcr
Once again, this is one of many obnoxious pitfalls of income taxes. Support the Fair Tax, both at the federal and state levels.
-jcr
Over 10,000 employees, each with admin rights.
Umm.. To their own machines, yes. Servers are a different story.
-jcr
Excuse me? The COMPANY deserved it, so you violated your CUSTOMER's copyrights?
You unbelievable, thieving asshole.
-jcr
However, my argument makes sense, and you don't have a counter-argument. So I'll continue to "maintain" my position.
Oh, for pete's sake. I worked there for three and half years. I know what Apple employees will and will not say about future plans.
-jcr