I had given up caffeine for about 6 months, and then needed to pull an all-nighter at work. I went to the 7-11 and got a Double Gulp of Coca-Cola, and drank it all pretty quickly. Within about an hour, I started seeing "movement" out of the corner of my eye - just little flashes, but enough to startle me and make me turn and look. I also got paranoid; I was on a construction site (only one there) and even though my car was right outside my window, and a diesel to boot, I became convinced someone was trying to steal the car silently. I would check every 15 minutes to see if it was still there.
These symptoms are also seen in recreational users of amphetamines, so I assumed (afterward) that it was an overdose of stimulants per se, not that it was caffeine.
It's called a "job" for a reason. Don't like it? Start your own company. Your choice is either working for someone else or have someone else working for you.
Is executive pay too high? Of course it is, and the various boards of directors around the US should be summarily voted out by the shareholders. If you are looking for a government solution, good luck. Mandating equality has never, EVER actually worked to actually bring equality. You just get a system where some workers are more equal than others.
You missed the point - competent users shouldn't have to DO all that stuff just to get it usable. It is a continuation of their "blame the user philosophy". Windows doesn't protect system files? Just hide the files. Install programs put icons on teh desktop willy-nilly? Offer to delete the icons for the user.
Windows is like a bike with the training wheels welded on - they're great when you are just learning to ride, but become a huge impediment after that, and removal isn't easy or apparent.
I think you misread my post - I brought in Native Americans as an example of how, even though they were not "civilized" in the OP's (narrow) sense, it doesn't mean they suffered from "squalor and desperation". They had a pretty good life that was neither "civilized" nor "barbaric", which seemed to be the the only 2 options the OP could conceive.
As for Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus, I disagree. Modern humans still have many biological and behavioral holdovers from that time. I simply cannot believe that behaviors and reactions developed over millions of years can be written off so blithely.
Your viewpoint that the choice is either civilization or "squalor and desperation" is both incorrect as well as paternalistic. It is incorrect in that, as another response pointed out, tribal and/or hunter-gatherer societies were not "poor" in any meaningful way, nor were they miserable. The Native American tribes had a pretty good life until they got destroyed by European settlers. And what was the settlers' excuse? "We're civilizing them".
You are also making the paternalistic assumption that the world's poor are somehow "uncivilized". It is quite the opposite - the "poor", as we know them today, are WHOLLY a result of civilization. They are what happens when a society makes it's people dependent on others for their wellbeing, and then doesn't deliver those resources.
When you consider that we have been "civilized" (Bronze Age) for about 5,000 years, but were a tribal society for almost three million years before that (Stone Age), I find it hard to believe that the latter was so horrible - we had existed that way for 99.84% of our time as a species.
That's a lot of words to paraphrase "If you are in your 20's an not a liberal you have no heart; if you are in your 40's and not a conservative you have no brain."
It is no wonder that editors and TV execs are quick to fire and distance themselves from any journalists that forget this and start snooping too deeply. Just look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arnett
Hmmm, I wondered about that - my memory didn't agree with your statement. So I followed the link and found this in the article:
In 1998 Arnett narrated a joint venture between CNN and Time Magazine called NewsStand, which described what he called "Operation Tailwind." The report falsely claimed that the US Army had used Sarin against a group of deserting US soldiers in Laos in 1970. In response, The Pentagon commissioned another report contradicting CNN's. CNN subsequently retracted the story after conducting an internal investigation and three or more of the individuals responsible for the contrived war crimes report were fired or forced to resign. Arnett was reprimanded by his employer and even though he didn't stand by the story in order to save his job he was still fired[6].
CNN Producer April Oliver was promtly fired, along with Producer Jack Smith, as a result of fabricating the false investigative report. Sr. Producer Pam Hill, and others, resigned. Oliver and Smith co-produced the "Valley of Death" program televised about Operation Tailwind broadcast by CNN. Oliver was later quoted by the World Socialist Web Site (International Committee of the Fourth International) as saying that:
"His firing was a direct result of Pentagon pressure. Perry Smith [a retired USAF major general and former CNN consultant who resigned in protest over the Tailwind report] told the Wall Street Journal last July that CNN would not get cooperation from the Pentagon unless Peter Arnett was fired."
-- April Oliver
So, Arnett could be a tireless journalist who was punished for uncovering the truth, or an over-the-hill Vietnam war correspondent yearning for his former glory and willing to bite on any hook that makes the government look bad. I vote for the second, because it sounds so familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#Killian_documents
You know, the more I think about it, I can't remember anywhere in the NT where Jesus was said to be a carpenter. My impression is that we generally assume he's a carpenter, because Joseph was one. But if he was, shall we say, "awakened" at age 12 per the Bible, and there is circumstantial evidence that he was an Essene monk before age 30, I wonder if it's not possible that he didn't skip the carpentry apprenticeship.
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"but if we're gonna go to Mars or wherever, we'll need to bring our own protection."
No we don't - according to a poster above, men can't even get an erection in space, much less impregnate anyone.
Don't take this the wrong way, but isn't that like an Italian not knowing that calamari is squid? Or French:escargot:snails?
I had given up caffeine for about 6 months, and then needed to pull an all-nighter at work. I went to the 7-11 and got a Double Gulp of Coca-Cola, and drank it all pretty quickly. Within about an hour, I started seeing "movement" out of the corner of my eye - just little flashes, but enough to startle me and make me turn and look. I also got paranoid; I was on a construction site (only one there) and even though my car was right outside my window, and a diesel to boot, I became convinced someone was trying to steal the car silently. I would check every 15 minutes to see if it was still there.
These symptoms are also seen in recreational users of amphetamines, so I assumed (afterward) that it was an overdose of stimulants per se, not that it was caffeine.
I believe he was speaking about a different Obama appointee, Carolyn Browner.
"the first is sit down in my comfy chair."
What is this - the Spanish Inquisition?
It's called a "job" for a reason. Don't like it? Start your own company. Your choice is either working for someone else or have someone else working for you.
Is executive pay too high? Of course it is, and the various boards of directors around the US should be summarily voted out by the shareholders. If you are looking for a government solution, good luck. Mandating equality has never, EVER actually worked to actually bring equality. You just get a system where some workers are more equal than others.
"Its easier to blame the messenger, didn't you get the memo?"
Actually, I do blame Messenger for some problems.
Yeah, it's all the spreadsheet's fault. As soon as MS added the MAXIMIZE_STOCK_VALUE and HIDE_FROM_SEC functions, we were doomed.
You missed the point - competent users shouldn't have to DO all that stuff just to get it usable. It is a continuation of their "blame the user philosophy". Windows doesn't protect system files? Just hide the files. Install programs put icons on teh desktop willy-nilly? Offer to delete the icons for the user.
Windows is like a bike with the training wheels welded on - they're great when you are just learning to ride, but become a huge impediment after that, and removal isn't easy or apparent.
Ahh yes - Keynesian economic theory. It's only been disproved in the US 2 or 3 times, but by God maybe THIS time it'll work!
"Shut up, kidspeak is a legitimate dialect, just like ebonics and legalese. /satire"
Lucky bastard - my daughter has started using lolspeak in conversation. Oh, the shame...
Would those be the big floppy clown shoes or the ones covered invomit from his disgust?
I think you misread my post - I brought in Native Americans as an example of how, even though they were not "civilized" in the OP's (narrow) sense, it doesn't mean they suffered from "squalor and desperation". They had a pretty good life that was neither "civilized" nor "barbaric", which seemed to be the the only 2 options the OP could conceive.
As for Homo Habilis and Homo Erectus, I disagree. Modern humans still have many biological and behavioral holdovers from that time. I simply cannot believe that behaviors and reactions developed over millions of years can be written off so blithely.
First chink in the army? There are plenty of chinese in the US Army, and about a million in the Chinese army.
Ohhh, you meant "first chink in the [i]armor[/i]. That makes more sense.
Carry on.
Yes, it would be horrible to judge people by the company they keep.
And I assume you also believe that Cheney and Bush are completely free of influences of the oil industry, in which they were both employed?
Okay, assuming arguendo you are correct, who has Obama appointed that would counterbalance this particular appointment?
Like the tax collectors in the New Testament, one touch by the Messiah and he will repent his evil ways and thereon lead a life of righteousness.
(Yes, it's flamebait. Burn, Baby, BURN!)
Your viewpoint that the choice is either civilization or "squalor and desperation" is both incorrect as well as paternalistic. It is incorrect in that, as another response pointed out, tribal and/or hunter-gatherer societies were not "poor" in any meaningful way, nor were they miserable. The Native American tribes had a pretty good life until they got destroyed by European settlers. And what was the settlers' excuse? "We're civilizing them".
You are also making the paternalistic assumption that the world's poor are somehow "uncivilized". It is quite the opposite - the "poor", as we know them today, are WHOLLY a result of civilization. They are what happens when a society makes it's people dependent on others for their wellbeing, and then doesn't deliver those resources.
When you consider that we have been "civilized" (Bronze Age) for about 5,000 years, but were a tribal society for almost three million years before that (Stone Age), I find it hard to believe that the latter was so horrible - we had existed that way for 99.84% of our time as a species.
"As people stop following compromised people, they will either fix the problem or will dwindle to zero followers."
So, one's value is measured by how many followers one has? Where have I heard that before...oh wait, here it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult
Amen, brother. I'm still waiting for the "godihopeso" tag.
That's a lot of words to paraphrase "If you are in your 20's an not a liberal you have no heart; if you are in your 40's and not a conservative you have no brain."
Hmmm, I wondered about that - my memory didn't agree with your statement. So I followed the link and found this in the article:
So, Arnett could be a tireless journalist who was punished for uncovering the truth, or an over-the-hill Vietnam war correspondent yearning for his former glory and willing to bite on any hook that makes the government look bad. I vote for the second, because it sounds so familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Rather#Killian_documents
Oh well - it appears I've wasted 11 years of catholic education.Of course, I knew that before now, but this just confirms it.
"Everybody blames the comet on Republicans."
Fixed that for ya'.
You know, the more I think about it, I can't remember anywhere in the NT where Jesus was said to be a carpenter. My impression is that we generally assume he's a carpenter, because Joseph was one. But if he was, shall we say, "awakened" at age 12 per the Bible, and there is circumstantial evidence that he was an Essene monk before age 30, I wonder if it's not possible that he didn't skip the carpentry apprenticeship.