The Baby Boomers, who simultaneously led the way for greater freedoms for youth and acted like spoiled children, had children. They looked back on their youth and, while having "no regrets", still didn't want their kids to do what they did. ESPECIALLY the sex part - a girl in the sixties may have burned her bra and fucked in the mud at Woodstock, but subconsciously she viewed herself negatively and wants to "protect" her daughters.
I worked with a woman who was pregnant, and one time she confessed to me that she was having a real ethical crisis. She had partied - hard - in her youth. Coke, meth, sex, whatever. And she enjoyed it, and didn't have any negative consequences. So how was she supposed to tell her little darling not to do the things she did, when she has no regrets?
I think I'm going to take a sleeping pill right after work and try to sleep through the whole thing. There's no point in watching it "unfold" - the next day my guy will either be President Elect or not, and my watching breathless talking heads constantly reanalyzing the same data isn't going to change it one way or another.
"Let me introduce you to the term "filibuster". Now consider that the democrats would have *never been able to pass* a bill in the Senate that would involve drawing down the war in Iraq. Oh, and the president would have vetoed it in any case."
Nice try. The Democrats could have ended the war by simply NOT appropriating funds for it. In the House, Pelosi has ultimate control over what bills get voted on, and how many supplemental funding bills for Iraq have been passed? And in the Senate, it's pretty damned hard to filibuster a bill that doesn't exist. And the President can't veto a bill he's never presented.
Here's a question for you - when the supplemental funding bills for Iraq came up in the Senate, why didn't the Democrats filibuster them?
The fraudulent research showing that high dose chemo followed by marrow transplants was an effective treatment for breast cancer. It was an experimental procedure, so insurance companies wouldn't cover it. But this study showed it worked, and it got some play in the media, and Congress actually passed a law requiring that insurance companies cover it.
Then it turns out that the researchers left out negative results which, when compiled with the rest of the data, showed a slightly WORSE outcome for this procedure. It seems that the researchers believed that the procedure SHOULD work, and since it was so important to get insurance companies to cover it, they simply modified the data to get the results they wanted.
Of course, insurance companies stopped paying for it, and the procedure isn't used, and Congress has moved onto other things. But I still need to ask: how many women had months or years removed from their life because 2 "scientists" thought they knew better than the data?
My mental definition of "border" means where the US abuts another country. While I agree with the ACLU's idea, shading in all three coasts seems like gilding the lily, or do the new Border Patrol rules apply to coastlines as well? If not, the numbers quoted are SUBSTANTIALLY lower.
I believe the sanctioning bodies have decreed that a car must have 4 wheels - that's about it. For instance, the Blue Flame, the long time record holder, was technically a motorcycle due to its single nosewheel.
"Why is the possibility of of earth being observed by alien xenobiologists and xenoanthropologists always immediately dismissed? It certainly falls within the realm of possible when compared against our current understanding of physics."
I am perfectly willing to believe in alien observers - just give me proof that isn't easily explained by something else that is far more simple. Look up Occam's Razor.
Of course, if William of Ockham was actually an alien planted to mislead the human community for generations, that would be a different story.
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"If you present 3 options, is it still a false dichotomy?"
Please point out a healthcare system that implements all 3 without limit.
I'll wait.
That's so sweet - your Mommy lets you play on the computer already. You're such a smart boy - yes you are - yes you are.
Of course, when you grow up you'll realize that you can't have everything you want and have someone else pay for it.
Universal Coverage
Cost Containment
Unlimited Services
Pick 2. Period. That's it.
"What happened?"
The Baby Boomers, who simultaneously led the way for greater freedoms for youth and acted like spoiled children, had children. They looked back on their youth and, while having "no regrets", still didn't want their kids to do what they did. ESPECIALLY the sex part - a girl in the sixties may have burned her bra and fucked in the mud at Woodstock, but subconsciously she viewed herself negatively and wants to "protect" her daughters.
I worked with a woman who was pregnant, and one time she confessed to me that she was having a real ethical crisis. She had partied - hard - in her youth. Coke, meth, sex, whatever. And she enjoyed it, and didn't have any negative consequences. So how was she supposed to tell her little darling not to do the things she did, when she has no regrets?
Sounds like it would make a great surveillance platform, too. It's in the name of science, after all.
I think I'm going to take a sleeping pill right after work and try to sleep through the whole thing. There's no point in watching it "unfold" - the next day my guy will either be President Elect or not, and my watching breathless talking heads constantly reanalyzing the same data isn't going to change it one way or another.
It may be naive, but it's working: "Bush is Bad" is the core essence of the Obama campaign. And it looks like he'll win using that meme, naive or not.
"Let me introduce you to the term "filibuster". Now consider that the democrats would have *never been able to pass* a bill in the Senate that would involve drawing down the war in Iraq. Oh, and the president would have vetoed it in any case."
Nice try. The Democrats could have ended the war by simply NOT appropriating funds for it. In the House, Pelosi has ultimate control over what bills get voted on, and how many supplemental funding bills for Iraq have been passed? And in the Senate, it's pretty damned hard to filibuster a bill that doesn't exist. And the President can't veto a bill he's never presented.
Here's a question for you - when the supplemental funding bills for Iraq came up in the Senate, why didn't the Democrats filibuster them?
"But I'd guess mostly environmentalists who don't want nukes going into outer space."
Absolutely - we MUST keep nuclear reactors out of space!
And we must convert to 100% solar energy here on Earth!
What? Stop laughing, I'm serious, dammit! I wear pleather shoes - don't you see how much I care!
Or even better, do the "rose in the liquid nitrogen" trick and slap it on the table - THAT will impress the coeds.
Once.
Does he, pray tell, offer a practical means to fix the problem?
No? I'm shocked. And I didn't even need to RTFA to figure that one out.
I was really excited until I realized it was "moister", not "monster".
Bummer.
"if not they need to give their badges back."
They gave out badges? When the fuck did that happen? Was I in the toilet?
Nobody ever tells me anything.
The fraudulent research showing that high dose chemo followed by marrow transplants was an effective treatment for breast cancer. It was an experimental procedure, so insurance companies wouldn't cover it. But this study showed it worked, and it got some play in the media, and Congress actually passed a law requiring that insurance companies cover it.
Then it turns out that the researchers left out negative results which, when compiled with the rest of the data, showed a slightly WORSE outcome for this procedure. It seems that the researchers believed that the procedure SHOULD work, and since it was so important to get insurance companies to cover it, they simply modified the data to get the results they wanted.
Of course, insurance companies stopped paying for it, and the procedure isn't used, and Congress has moved onto other things. But I still need to ask: how many women had months or years removed from their life because 2 "scientists" thought they knew better than the data?
Even in geek world, the good looking but dumb jock type will still get all the pussy.
"I'm not sure just what kind of protection you'd get from strapping a bunch of Big Government democrats and republicans to your hull..."
Well, they aren't that great at meteor or radiation protection, but they are cheap, there's a lot of them, and no one will really miss them.
And the drumming of their feet on the hull as they suffocate is very relaxing.
"This may come as a revelation, but Linux is about choice."
But only if you choose correctly.
My mental definition of "border" means where the US abuts another country. While I agree with the ACLU's idea, shading in all three coasts seems like gilding the lily, or do the new Border Patrol rules apply to coastlines as well? If not, the numbers quoted are SUBSTANTIALLY lower.
I believe the sanctioning bodies have decreed that a car must have 4 wheels - that's about it. For instance, the Blue Flame, the long time record holder, was technically a motorcycle due to its single nosewheel.
"It seems we're getting dupes from a parallel SlashDot."
It's called GoateeDot, and Cowboy Neal is a well respected editor who screens stories for accuracy, grammer, and spelling.
I believe the proper term is ludicrorealistic.
"Uber-fiber hyper gylde"
Combination personal lubricant and laxative?
"For low-end solutions, a Linux cluster works great behind an UltraMonkey front end"
Demonstrating very succinctly why such technologies won't be adopted by corporate America.
UltraMonkey. Who thinks this shit up?
"Why is the possibility of of earth being observed by alien xenobiologists and xenoanthropologists always immediately dismissed? It certainly falls within the realm of possible when compared against our current understanding of physics."
I am perfectly willing to believe in alien observers - just give me proof that isn't easily explained by something else that is far more simple. Look up Occam's Razor.
Of course, if William of Ockham was actually an alien planted to mislead the human community for generations, that would be a different story.
Supplies of Groucho glasses reach a all time low...