And because this is Slashdot, I feel the need to point out that the above post is sarcasm...
Sarcasm noted. However, seeing that you have been modded up to 5 fills me with fear for the future. The fact that so many people agree with your inclusion of media/press with the other professions you mentioned as one to be regulated is, in fact, breathtaking.
After Fox News won their argument in Florida establishing there was no need for them to report only the truth or facts, I see lots of room for regulation.
What case are you referring to here? And are you advocating government regulation of private media BEYOND existing libel laws? If so, what does that regulation specifically address?
Yes to the first, and a qualified no to the second.
Then I agree. Securities are hard assets and their purchase and sale indeed are not a destructive economic activity as suggested by the parable you proposed. But I think you really knew that, though I may be wrong.
However, the game seems to be to try to make it as close to zero sum as possible...
I know you're trying to give a 30,000ft view of something here, but I'm not sure what. I mean it's natural for people who buy and sell hard assets to try to improve asset value on the sell side and minimize asset value on the buy side. To me that seems like a universal law:-)
What sane person would choose "Chicago" over "Rio de Janiero"? Passport control? Are you kidding me? Chicago is known for being wet, cold, windy, and expensive.
You're must not be from Chicago. Because if you were, you'd know that there's nothing better than a summer day downtown and along the lake front.
Maybe this will be the wakeup call for Chicago, that their culture of bribery is actually costing them business. But I doubt it.
What is causing the absence and flight of business in Chicago is high taxes, unions and democrat governance in general of which bribery and graft are a prominent feature.
I did live in MA. The education system needed to be dismantled and the checkbook needed to be rebalanced. With regard to government budgets, I'm a "make do" kind of guy, so MR did pretty good in my book. If he doesn't get the same opportunity on the federal level, it will be a national tragedy.
Professionally and intellectually, Mitt Romney is probably the most qualified presidential candidate the US has had in over a century. I'd have to hit the history books to figure out since when.
I say this because my group/company had done quite a bit of consulting work with Bain Capital many years ago. Having sat in a couple of meetings and presentations with him, and looking at what he has accomplished, I have a high degree of confidence in his ability and sincerity.
As for Mormonism: Well, it's not my cup of tea, but I've NEVER met a Mormon I didn't like:-)
There is a lesson here for the fundamentalists here in the United States. Hopefully we will be wise enough to learn it, but unfortunately it seems that we, as a society, are taking the same long road to stagnation in science that others have in the past.
What a great post you made...right up to where you attempted, like so many in this thread, to establish an equivalency between Islam and Christianity where there is none; especially in the modern day. Islam is a political movement. Never forget that.
Bill Clinton was impeached for perjury, and should have been removed. He didn't just lie, he lied while under oath in a court of law, which is a **felony**. Bush did far worse. The case against him should be a lot easier.
Can you expand on your theory supporting a Bush impeachment? I and many others would be interested in any evidence you are aware of that supports the notion that he did knowingly mislead the American public about Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass killing.
Furthermore, how would you reconcile Bush's claims with identical claims made independently by other principals in previous administrations and the Congress?
Finally, is it your opinion that impeachment should be used as a general purpose, blunt instrument punishing the policy short comings of this and all subsequent administrations?
Note that both parents of Seung Hui Cho, the mass murderer at Virginia Tech, worked 14+ hours per day. Neoconservatives applaud this situation: with glee, they self-servingly "praise" the hardworking nature of the Korean parents are. The consequence is that his parents were just too busy at work to give Seung Hui Cho the proper care that he needed. They never even noticed his rapid mental degeneration.
Let me get this straight. It's your assertion that the hard work and long hours of American/Immigrant parents cause the mental degeneration of their children? And BTW, what the hell is a "neoconservative" in the context that you're using the term?
I disagree with your overall assessment of Orlando and downtown Orlando specifically.
I've lived in downtown Orlando for the better part of 10 years and find that it is a very vibrant and pleasant place to live. It attracts many local visitors who are there for the nightlife, restaurants or any variety of events held throughout the year.
There are many beautiful, older neighborhoods with tree-lined streets and nice restaurants.
The main downtown area has always been quite clean and urbane, and is continually developing and beautifying.
As for this free wireless access: Never heard a peep.
It sounds like this "Pascal" is quite extended compared to the original.
Absolutely. The Pascal that is Delphi and FP 2.0 is far and away more advanced and useful than the ISO version and versions of yesteryear. It is every bit as powerful, versatile and useful in the x86 Win32,.Net and Linux realms as c and c++.
There are large numbers of libraries and components for just about everything one would need.
For many people, myself included, Pascal just feels better. It's easier to read and use and it's object model (Delphi and FP) seems more harmonious than the various bracketed languages.
What are people planning to do with this?
Delphi and FP are widely used variants of the Pascal language. People are not only planning, but actively developing all types of native compiled applications.
Is it more than retro chic?
Absolutely. It is an active part of future development.
My guess is that our nation will continue to be polarized until the conservative christian right dies off.
My guess is that our nation will continue to be polarized until the 25-30 core, hippy-generation executive producers of the liberal letters die off (e.g. CNNABCCBSNBCNYTLATetc)
It just seems to me,with what little I know of research and physics, that these things are now such large scale enterprises that the awards should actually go to the institions and not the people.
Why does this comment aggrevate me so? Maybe it's because political correctness has run amok, Maybe it's because the importance of individual acheivement is being marginalized because we don't want others to feel "left out".
These prizes damned well should be awarded to individuals in recognition of their acheivement. Then, by proxy, their institutions will will receive their due recognition. Just my $.02
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Sarcasm noted. However, seeing that you have been modded up to 5 fills me with fear for the future. The fact that so many people agree with your inclusion of media/press with the other professions you mentioned as one to be regulated is, in fact, breathtaking.
After Fox News won their argument in Florida establishing there was no need for them to report only the truth or facts, I see lots of room for regulation.
What case are you referring to here? And are you advocating government regulation of private media BEYOND existing libel laws? If so, what does that regulation specifically address?
With large spreads and even larger commissions. You want to trade links and talk about damaging business activities, this would be a good subject.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/01/BUGT6CI0BI1.DTL
Yes to the first, and a qualified no to the second.
Then I agree. Securities are hard assets and their purchase and sale indeed are not a destructive economic activity as suggested by the parable you proposed. But I think you really knew that, though I may be wrong.
However, the game seems to be to try to make it as close to zero sum as possible...
I know you're trying to give a 30,000ft view of something here, but I'm not sure what. I mean it's natural for people who buy and sell hard assets to try to improve asset value on the sell side and minimize asset value on the buy side. To me that seems like a universal law :-)
You've just illustrated the Parable of the Broken Window.
LOL! Jeez, don't let my clients see this page. Two questions for you:
- Do own any assets/securities which you expect to appreciate in value?
- Do you believe that stock and currency markets are zero-sum?
I'm wondering how day trading, as an activity, benefits society.
As a trader/investor for the past 14 years, I'll give just a brief synopsis for 2009 only:
.. ;-)
- US$90,000+ in income taxes
- US$22,000+ capital gains taxes
- US$18,000+ property taxes (two homes)
- US$8,000+ sales taxes
- US$2,500/mo Office expenses
- US$6,500/mo salary/benefits (assistant)
- $600/mo groceries
- $1000/mo meals and entertainment
- $1000/mo Stuff
- $12,000 Travel (Hotels, Airfare, Cabs, tips, etc)
- $8,000 Clothing (Wife too)
- Purchased 2 automobiles
- $3800 charity
That's just the tip of the iceberg, so go suck an egg
What sane person would choose "Chicago" over "Rio de Janiero"? Passport control? Are you kidding me? Chicago is known for being wet, cold, windy, and expensive.
You're must not be from Chicago. Because if you were, you'd know that there's nothing better than a summer day downtown and along the lake front.
Maybe this will be the wakeup call for Chicago, that their culture of bribery is actually costing them business. But I doubt it.
What is causing the absence and flight of business in Chicago is high taxes, unions and democrat governance in general of which bribery and graft are a prominent feature.
> Failing as a civil servant is usually as good a sign as any that you're well qualified for private sector work.
From my experience hiring and firing 100's, it is most certainly the other way around.
Mr. I-Want-My-Blackberry
Over here we call him President Free Stuff
I can't believe that some people care more about which MP3 player he uses than what policies he's going to implement.
Believe it. How do you think he got elected?
Dear McDutchie,
;-)
Go pound sand
Sincerely,
The United States of America
Hell, it'd probably include my own country (the United States) as well, given our actions in the last seven years
Your post is quite sensible and certainly does not sound like it came from a "PBS mind"...with the exception of this little piece of nonsense :-)
No, that isn't a war. That's a CRIME.
It was indeed an act of war because Islam is not a religion, but rather a body politic with a religious component.
A US$3,000.00 per student/per year federal voucher will fix education very quickly.
Mod parent up! Most important question asked yet.
I did live in MA. The education system needed to be dismantled and the checkbook needed to be rebalanced. With regard to government budgets, I'm a "make do" kind of guy, so MR did pretty good in my book. If he doesn't get the same opportunity on the federal level, it will be a national tragedy.
Professionally and intellectually, Mitt Romney is probably the most qualified presidential candidate the US has had in over a century. I'd have to hit the history books to figure out since when.
:-)
I say this because my group/company had done quite a bit of consulting work with Bain Capital many years ago. Having sat in a couple of meetings and presentations with him, and looking at what he has accomplished, I have a high degree of confidence in his ability and sincerity.
As for Mormonism: Well, it's not my cup of tea, but I've NEVER met a Mormon I didn't like
There is a lesson here for the fundamentalists here in the United States. Hopefully we will be wise enough to learn it, but unfortunately it seems that we, as a society, are taking the same long road to stagnation in science that others have in the past.
What a great post you made...right up to where you attempted, like so many in this thread, to establish an equivalency between Islam and Christianity where there is none; especially in the modern day. Islam is a political movement. Never forget that.
Can you expand on your theory supporting a Bush impeachment? I and many others would be interested in any evidence you are aware of that supports the notion that he did knowingly mislead the American public about Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass killing.
Furthermore, how would you reconcile Bush's claims with identical claims made independently by other principals in previous administrations and the Congress?
Finally, is it your opinion that impeachment should be used as a general purpose, blunt instrument punishing the policy short comings of this and all subsequent administrations?
Let me get this straight. It's your assertion that the hard work and long hours of American/Immigrant parents cause the mental degeneration of their children? And BTW, what the hell is a "neoconservative" in the context that you're using the term?
And your dreck was moderated "informative"...jeez
I disagree with your overall assessment of Orlando and downtown Orlando specifically.
I've lived in downtown Orlando for the better part of 10 years and find that it is a very vibrant and pleasant place to live. It attracts many local visitors who are there for the nightlife, restaurants or any variety of events held throughout the year.
There are many beautiful, older neighborhoods with tree-lined streets and nice restaurants.
The main downtown area has always been quite clean and urbane, and is continually developing and beautifying.
As for this free wireless access: Never heard a peep.
Absolutely. The Pascal that is Delphi and FP 2.0 is far and away more advanced and useful than the ISO version and versions of yesteryear. It is every bit as powerful, versatile and useful in the x86 Win32, .Net and Linux realms as c and c++.
There are large numbers of libraries and components for just about everything one would need.
For many people, myself included, Pascal just feels better. It's easier to read and use and it's object model (Delphi and FP) seems more harmonious than the various bracketed languages.
What are people planning to do with this?
Delphi and FP are widely used variants of the Pascal language. People are not only planning, but actively developing all types of native compiled applications.
Is it more than retro chic?
Absolutely. It is an active part of future development.
Dude, I hope you understand how funny this phrase truly is in the context you used it. Thanks for the laugh :-)
My guess is that our nation will continue to be polarized until the conservative christian right dies off.
My guess is that our nation will continue to be polarized until the 25-30 core, hippy-generation executive producers of the liberal letters die off
(e.g. CNNABCCBSNBCNYTLATetc)
Why does this comment aggrevate me so? Maybe it's because political correctness has run amok, Maybe it's because the importance of individual acheivement is being marginalized because we don't want others to feel "left out".
These prizes damned well should be awarded to individuals in recognition of their acheivement. Then, by proxy, their institutions will will receive their due recognition. Just my $.02