Yeah, that's a great idea, except for all of the unfortunate kids that get stuck in these schools. What do you tell them when they graduate and can't get into a decent college or university because they were unlucky enough to get stuck in a school district with idiots administrations?
I'm generally not one to say, "think of the children" -- but there are consequences to what you're saying that go beyond the "free market education" you suggest.
Because, in comparison to discussions on the rest of the internet's general news aggregate sites, Slashdot is a bastion of reasonably intelligent open discussion.
I expected a nice circle-jerk about how great mouse+keyboard controls are, and Slashdot doesn't disappoint.
Myself, I'll stick with mouse+keyboard for FPS and RTS, and I'll go with a controller for platformers, fighting games, and SHMUPs. For RPGs it would be a toss-up.
Although I would say that the pointing capabilities of Wii games make aiming nearly as easy as the mouse; the only thing still lacking is turning ability. Metroid Prime 3 and the re-releases of 1/2, Resident Evil 4/Wii, and Sin & Punishment 2 are all fantastic examples of this.
Sure, you have a 96% approval rate overall. And for small, uninteresting applications (i.e. most of them), the approval rate is probably pretty close to that average.
But for more useful stuff that *might* compete with something Apple or AT&T offer for a fee, one can guess that the approval rate drops precipitously.
No, I don't have more than anecdotal data; think stuff like web browsers or tethering apps.
I think another part of the problem is that a lot of the people who have the skills and knowledge to do this type of work very well are also the same people who don't particularly support the organizations that do it, often times because of wildly inaccurate assumptions fed by crazy Hollywood story lines.
Or, perhaps, because of things like warrantless wiretapping, and not wanting to work on enabling the government to spy on everyone.
How about if the amendment were worded: "The right of the people to protect their homes or to overthrow the government by whatever force necessary, and the right to procure the arms to exert such force, shall not be infringed"?
That seems fairly obvious as to intent. As it is, who is to say what a militia's purpose should be? Defense against an invading army? Defense against an oppressive government? The 2nd amendment is highly ambiguous, and that's why there's so much debate about it. It doesn't express its intent at all; "being necessary to the security of a free State" is an extremely nebulous statement.
I don't disagree that the nature of the loopholes could be different, but I'll still offer up the explosion of the legal industry over the past several decades as evidence to suggest that even if the holes are smaller, the average person hasn't really gained much.
Oh, I don't know, maybe there's less space for most kids to practice with guns safely? It's one thing when you're out shooting on your family's farm; it's an entirely different thing when you're living on a densely populated city block.
I'm not even anti-gun. I grew up in southern Idaho; I had a BB gun that I used when I was a kid. I decided it wasn't something that interested me. My family hunts. I don't care about guns -- let people own as many as they want. I think greater economic equality will do far more to reducing crime than any reduction or increase in the number of guns people own.
That said, I really can't stand gun advocates; you have to be willfully stupid to not understand *why* people have issues with guns. Do you *really* not understand that things were different than they are now, and letting kids have guns in cities isn't a good idea?
The only difference is that the people with money and/or insurance don't generally have to file bankruptcy after getting sick.
WRONG. A significant percentage of medical bankruptcies in this country are people that *have* health insurance.
No, I'm not going to provide a citation or look it up for you. You should have been able to educate yourself about this by now, as it is *not* uncommon knowledge.
The first thing I thought when I read this article was, "what beliefs do I have that defy facts?"
I start reading the discussion here, and sure enough, I see hundreds of posts about why one side is right and the other is wrong. Most of which have very little factual information; just beliefs.
Most of you idiots just don't get it. I had to quit reading half way through (and I always read at -1, and try to read *everything* that might be worthwhile, particularly stuff that challenges my own beliefs) because there's so much righteous indignation. And it's coming from *all* sides.
Get a fucking clue. This article should have prompted introspection and questions, not chest thumping and proclamations about how what you believe is right.
I could see people trolling because they are so happy with their Blackberry that lets them to X, Y and Z while the iPhone locks them into the evil Apple empire where everybody are only drones.
I think you're mistaking normal people for Apple customers or console fanboys. *Most* individuals have better things to do than post on Product-X's board about how great their Product-Y is.
Indeed -- nobody should ever want to go there. They should particularly not want to live there, as it has nothing to offer. Same with its neighboring city, Moscow, Idaho. Don't go there, ever. The Palouse is a horrible, boring place.
Yeah, except that every time I start up my 360, the first thing I'm greeted with is a barrage of advertisements. I can't speak for the PS3's interface, but I find it disgusting that I have to navigate away from ads before I can get to the "play game" option.
With the Wii, your game is the first option available whenever you start it up, there are no ads, and except for the mii/photo/shop channels, there are no other options on screen unless you chose to put them there.
Shouldn't be an issue for you then; if all you care about is Monster Hunter Tri, because all other Wii games are shit, you won't ever have any need to upgrade your IOS version.
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Yeah, that's a great idea, except for all of the unfortunate kids that get stuck in these schools. What do you tell them when they graduate and can't get into a decent college or university because they were unlucky enough to get stuck in a school district with idiots administrations?
I'm generally not one to say, "think of the children" -- but there are consequences to what you're saying that go beyond the "free market education" you suggest.
--Jeremy
Stop me if you've heard this one before: correlation doesn't imply causation.
--Jeremy
Thanks for playing. Try again.
Which Scandanavian country, with a population density less than that of the US, has nationwide high speed access for all of its citizens again?
Oh, that's right, you don't know, because you're too busy making excuses for why we're paying through the nose in the US and getting crap service.
--Jeremy
Offtopic, but...
Because, in comparison to discussions on the rest of the internet's general news aggregate sites, Slashdot is a bastion of reasonably intelligent open discussion.
--Jeremy
I expected a nice circle-jerk about how great mouse+keyboard controls are, and Slashdot doesn't disappoint.
Myself, I'll stick with mouse+keyboard for FPS and RTS, and I'll go with a controller for platformers, fighting games, and SHMUPs. For RPGs it would be a toss-up.
Although I would say that the pointing capabilities of Wii games make aiming nearly as easy as the mouse; the only thing still lacking is turning ability. Metroid Prime 3 and the re-releases of 1/2, Resident Evil 4/Wii, and Sin & Punishment 2 are all fantastic examples of this.
--Jeremy
Sure, you have a 96% approval rate overall. And for small, uninteresting applications (i.e. most of them), the approval rate is probably pretty close to that average.
But for more useful stuff that *might* compete with something Apple or AT&T offer for a fee, one can guess that the approval rate drops precipitously.
No, I don't have more than anecdotal data; think stuff like web browsers or tethering apps.
--Jeremy
Can't say I blame you -- that's also how most people justify their belief in a god. "It's so well hidden that it has to be there."
--Jeremy
Oh, if only their was a way four spell checkers two pick up awn homophones. It wood make every comment cite nicer...
Eye think ewe mean "weigh".
--Jeremy
Not to dispute most of what you've said, but I don't recall hearing about anyone making a fuss over the use of the word "snigger".
--Jeremy
Or, perhaps, because of things like warrantless wiretapping, and not wanting to work on enabling the government to spy on everyone.
--Jeremy
I'm pretty sure you're completely full of shit, but I have one question for you:
Why aren't HD TVs offered with glossy screens if they're so much better?
--Jeremy
How about if the amendment were worded: "The right of the people to protect their homes or to overthrow the government by whatever force necessary, and the right to procure the arms to exert such force, shall not be infringed"?
That seems fairly obvious as to intent. As it is, who is to say what a militia's purpose should be? Defense against an invading army? Defense against an oppressive government? The 2nd amendment is highly ambiguous, and that's why there's so much debate about it. It doesn't express its intent at all; "being necessary to the security of a free State" is an extremely nebulous statement.
--Jeremy
I don't disagree that the nature of the loopholes could be different, but I'll still offer up the explosion of the legal industry over the past several decades as evidence to suggest that even if the holes are smaller, the average person hasn't really gained much.
--Jeremy
I would accept your premise if thousand-page-long laws written by lawyers had no ridiculous holes or unforeseen consequences.
--Jeremy
Wow -- that's cruel.
Steal her savings then rape her? Talk about rubbing salt in the wound.
--Jeremy
Oh, I don't know, maybe there's less space for most kids to practice with guns safely? It's one thing when you're out shooting on your family's farm; it's an entirely different thing when you're living on a densely populated city block.
I'm not even anti-gun. I grew up in southern Idaho; I had a BB gun that I used when I was a kid. I decided it wasn't something that interested me. My family hunts. I don't care about guns -- let people own as many as they want. I think greater economic equality will do far more to reducing crime than any reduction or increase in the number of guns people own.
That said, I really can't stand gun advocates; you have to be willfully stupid to not understand *why* people have issues with guns. Do you *really* not understand that things were different than they are now, and letting kids have guns in cities isn't a good idea?
--Jeremy
WRONG. A significant percentage of medical bankruptcies in this country are people that *have* health insurance.
No, I'm not going to provide a citation or look it up for you. You should have been able to educate yourself about this by now, as it is *not* uncommon knowledge.
--Jeremy
Ooh, I have a hypothesis!
12 year old girls are in and around cars on a daily basis.
12 year old girls are not around guns as frequently.
Yeah, that almost seems too simple.
--Jeremy
That's the whole point behind the rounded corners!
--Jeremy
The first thing I thought when I read this article was, "what beliefs do I have that defy facts?"
I start reading the discussion here, and sure enough, I see hundreds of posts about why one side is right and the other is wrong. Most of which have very little factual information; just beliefs.
Most of you idiots just don't get it. I had to quit reading half way through (and I always read at -1, and try to read *everything* that might be worthwhile, particularly stuff that challenges my own beliefs) because there's so much righteous indignation. And it's coming from *all* sides.
Get a fucking clue. This article should have prompted introspection and questions, not chest thumping and proclamations about how what you believe is right.
--Jeremy
I think you're mistaking normal people for Apple customers or console fanboys. *Most* individuals have better things to do than post on Product-X's board about how great their Product-Y is.
--Jeremy
Indeed -- nobody should ever want to go there. They should particularly not want to live there, as it has nothing to offer. Same with its neighboring city, Moscow, Idaho. Don't go there, ever. The Palouse is a horrible, boring place.
--Jeremy
Are you referring to TARP? That was a parting gift from W.
The auto bailout *loans*? They were also bullshit, but not even in the same ballpark as Wall Street's handout.
--Jeremy
Yeah, except that every time I start up my 360, the first thing I'm greeted with is a barrage of advertisements. I can't speak for the PS3's interface, but I find it disgusting that I have to navigate away from ads before I can get to the "play game" option.
With the Wii, your game is the first option available whenever you start it up, there are no ads, and except for the mii/photo/shop channels, there are no other options on screen unless you chose to put them there.
--Jeremy
Shouldn't be an issue for you then; if all you care about is Monster Hunter Tri, because all other Wii games are shit, you won't ever have any need to upgrade your IOS version.
--Jeremy