Why do you think a new third party would be any different that the two we have now (USA)? They are both third parties you know. The solution is active involvement and participation in the process, which is difficult and costs money.
No, they are not, they are both first parties. The key is instant runoff voting which avoids the "lesser of two evils" voting dilemma.
Take the time you spend complaining about something and write a letter or spend a weekend at Wal-Mart and register people to vote.
This is worthless under the current voting method. Adding more people to a broken system does not fix the system. Complaining to those kept in power by the current system does not change the system. I accomplish more by posting here, not that I expect that to change anything.
Remember, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the... never mind.
I am part of the solution. Anyone not pushing for a solution to plurality voting is the problem.
But at the end of the day I do see this as inevitable as the tide. The Dems/Reps have gerrymandered their districts so heavily that the only possible end result is the massive polarization we see now. That will, like the banking crisis, come to an abrupt and messy end, and only then can we look at creating something new.
The old saws about this are "don't awaken the sleeping giant" and "let sleeping dogs lie", and Obama has violated both. My prediction is: He's going to have quite a rude awakening as he has vastly underestimated the power of an awakened, riled, American citizenry.
Who we gonna vote for, the Republicans? Each side pretends to love liberty when out of power, and then embraces authority once they gain power.
The only thing that will fix things is a third party, and the only thing which will make a third party viable is instant runoff voting. That won't happen until things get really, really broken.
Which may or not may be that far off once people toss in the towel on the dollar pyramid scheme.
I'm suggesting having the average homeowner's power subject to remote third-party shutoff is unacceptable from a life-threatening point-of-view. While hospitals have backups, households generally don't, even where it may be life-threatening.
Think of the old people! Won't someone please think of the old people?!
Good idea. Though I think it's better done with a specifically internet connected individual appliance rather than cutting electricity to a site entirely.
Would be a big surprise if this was done by a private firm. But not getting things right when it's the government?... You're right, nothing surprising.
I'm not a big fan of government waste either, but security problems seem to be a universal evil.
The iPhone is totally open as well if you count the ability to develop whatever you like* and deploy it - it just costs a little more, but once you have paid you can put anything** on the phone.
* Subject to limitations of no on platform multi-tasking.
** Subject to approval by Apple Corporation.
I know what Win+E does and I suspect you might be the douche. And while I didn't mispell anything, if you're looking for typos, keys right next to each other are prime candidates.
It's a limitation caused by lack of multi-tasking. The only reason I got specific with the sounds vs vibration is because you tried to suggest push and the standard clock could do the same thing. Next up, listening to Pandora while browsing.
Neither push notifications nor the built in iPhone clock allow alarms to be set to buzz mode regardless of the setting of the silent mode switch. I cannot create an "always only buzz" alarm on the iPhone that runs all the time. This is what I want. Maybe there is some way I've missed, though I've looked. If I'm wrong I'd love to hear it. Though I'm also sure this isn't the only place where true milti-tasking is missed.
But thanks for playing.
And here's the thing, I do like my iPhone. I'm trying to get my wife to get one. It's a "good enough" system for a lot of people. But it is held back by some poor decisions.
And pretending there is some form of third-party multi-tasking on this thing is pretty ridiculous.
You see, one of the forms of background processing that people like you forget about is the fact that a server can be operating on your behalf, and then alert you when it's done via push. Since you can have custom sounds set something like a background alarm is easy.
You gotta be kidding me. Running on a remote server is not multi-tasking.
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Forgive my apparent lack of knowledge, but FOR GOD SAKES ISN'T THERE ANOTHER WAY IN?!!
Why do you think a new third party would be any different that the two we have now (USA)? They are both third parties you know. The solution is active involvement and participation in the process, which is difficult and costs money.
No, they are not, they are both first parties. The key is instant runoff voting which avoids the "lesser of two evils" voting dilemma.
Take the time you spend complaining about something and write a letter or spend a weekend at Wal-Mart and register people to vote.
This is worthless under the current voting method. Adding more people to a broken system does not fix the system. Complaining to those kept in power by the current system does not change the system. I accomplish more by posting here, not that I expect that to change anything.
Remember, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the ... never mind.
I am part of the solution. Anyone not pushing for a solution to plurality voting is the problem.
But at the end of the day I do see this as inevitable as the tide. The Dems/Reps have gerrymandered their districts so heavily that the only possible end result is the massive polarization we see now. That will, like the banking crisis, come to an abrupt and messy end, and only then can we look at creating something new.
The old saws about this are "don't awaken the sleeping giant" and "let sleeping dogs lie", and Obama has violated both. My prediction is: He's going to have quite a rude awakening as he has vastly underestimated the power of an awakened, riled, American citizenry.
Who we gonna vote for, the Republicans? Each side pretends to love liberty when out of power, and then embraces authority once they gain power.
The only thing that will fix things is a third party, and the only thing which will make a third party viable is instant runoff voting. That won't happen until things get really, really broken.
Which may or not may be that far off once people toss in the towel on the dollar pyramid scheme.
I'm suggesting having the average homeowner's power subject to remote third-party shutoff is unacceptable from a life-threatening point-of-view. While hospitals have backups, households generally don't, even where it may be life-threatening.
Think of the old people! Won't someone please think of the old people?!
All critical systems have emergency backup generators
Then why do we hear every year of people dieing in heat waves in various places around the world.
Good idea. Though I think it's better done with a specifically internet connected individual appliance rather than cutting electricity to a site entirely.
Neither of those is good enough reason for the security risk given the danger of disconnects to paying customers during a heat/cold wave.
Yes, yes, I know it's an inaccurate oversimplification ... just think of it as a metaphor.
Can you rephrase that in the form of a car analogy?
Utilities are government granted and regulated monopolies, so the line blurs.
That said, security issues aren't just the province of government.
Would be a big surprise if this was done by a private firm. But not getting things right when it's the government?... You're right, nothing surprising.
I'm not a big fan of government waste either, but security problems seem to be a universal evil.
...being able to turn off/manipulate individual home meters isn't going to have any far-ranging effects beyond that.
It isn't until they turn off everyone's meters including those of the elderly, hospitals, military installations, and CTU.
After all, it's just a godamn piece of paper.
...till they find the gene to "cure" homosexuality. Hoo boy.
The iPhone is totally open as well if you count the ability to develop whatever you like* and deploy it - it just costs a little more, but once you have paid you can put anything** on the phone.
* Subject to limitations of no on platform multi-tasking. ** Subject to approval by Apple Corporation.
can't think of any that aren't in fact...?
That was the point. I meant to make a silly frown, but it wasn't very clear or a very good joke to be honest.
:(
I am, in fact, a bad human being.
It's not a memorable experience if you have to be TOLD that it's a memorable experience.
Some of my most memorable experiences I can't recall at all.
I know what Win+E does and I suspect you might be the douche. And while I didn't mispell anything, if you're looking for typos, keys right next to each other are prime candidates.
I was actually just trying to make a joke.
(I've never seen Explorer appear seemingly before the Win+E key is released).
And I soooo wanted to give your post geek creed... :(
And third, anyone who was still waiting for an excuse to pirate games in Switzerland now has it, and quite frankly, more power to them.
More power to them because it's somehow better than paying?
Somebody get this guy a fucking Nobel Prize in physics.
I think that's pre-reserved for Obama next year. Then he will increase funding for research that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
It's a limitation caused by lack of multi-tasking. The only reason I got specific with the sounds vs vibration is because you tried to suggest push and the standard clock could do the same thing. Next up, listening to Pandora while browsing.
But the iPad will specifically *not* be using existing apps
Like Flash?
Neither push notifications nor the built in iPhone clock allow alarms to be set to buzz mode regardless of the setting of the silent mode switch. I cannot create an "always only buzz" alarm on the iPhone that runs all the time. This is what I want. Maybe there is some way I've missed, though I've looked. If I'm wrong I'd love to hear it. Though I'm also sure this isn't the only place where true milti-tasking is missed.
But thanks for playing.
And here's the thing, I do like my iPhone. I'm trying to get my wife to get one. It's a "good enough" system for a lot of people. But it is held back by some poor decisions.
And pretending there is some form of third-party multi-tasking on this thing is pretty ridiculous.
You see, one of the forms of background processing that people like you forget about is the fact that a server can be operating on your behalf, and then alert you when it's done via push. Since you can have custom sounds set something like a background alarm is easy.
You gotta be kidding me. Running on a remote server is not multi-tasking.