Tell this to any father whose daughter has been introduced to drugs like Cocaine at a party, gotten addicted, travelled down the path to where she has to do unspeakable things for money to buy more, and then eventually died from an overdose or suicide.
Hehe, you're making his argument for him. Cocaine is only expensive and hazardous because it's illegal. Make it legal and regulate it like booze, and it's going to be as cheap as somewhat expensive booze and come in a predictable concentration. Also, keep in mind that most cocaine users are casual - they do it for fun, then get on with their lives.
Unless you're a Canadian of Syrian descent connecting through Chicago, in which case you may be sent to a torture camp for a year or so, or if you're a natural born american whose pakistani (naturalized) uncle is browbeaten into saying you went to a terr'ist training camp, in which case you will be exiled, or maybe you're a natural born American Jew of Pakistani descent who has to endure 3 hours of the tSa calling you a liar because they don't believe you just want to fly to wherever.
That's horrible. There should be no way for you to veify who you voted for. That leads to vote buying and, save for our resident CEO troll, companies requiring their employees vote a certain way.
Hrm, somebody's got to work McDonalds. I just hope there are enough competent people around to work for me once I get to the point that, um, people are working for me.
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Tell this to any father whose daughter has been introduced to drugs like Cocaine at a party, gotten addicted, travelled down the path to where she has to do unspeakable things for money to buy more, and then eventually died from an overdose or suicide.
Hehe, you're making his argument for him. Cocaine is only expensive and hazardous because it's illegal. Make it legal and regulate it like booze, and it's going to be as cheap as somewhat expensive booze and come in a predictable concentration. Also, keep in mind that most cocaine users are casual - they do it for fun, then get on with their lives.
You know, having worked in IT, my inclination is to say that users shouldn't be doing that stuff.
He's not a user, he's a developer, and this is directly related to his work. Who're you to tell him no?
Ok, so you defeated, the keylogger, but what if there's a MINDREADER ?
Then I pity them. On the flip side, nobody who's read my mind has survived more than a couple of minutes, so the won't suffer much.
And a real gun, just to keep things interesting.
Ironically, Ayn Rand lived in a fantasy world of her own.
yeah, and east germany was the Deutsche Democratic Republic, but at least they weren't ruled by a freaky midget with a god complex.
Jump ship "if necessary", AND "do it early"? So which is it?
Both - identifying a pig and doing it quickly is a serious career skill.
If you piss them off, they can declare you an enemy combatant and hold you indefinitely without a lawyer. Good luck wiht that.
Unless you're a Canadian of Syrian descent connecting through Chicago, in which case you may be sent to a torture camp for a year or so, or if you're a natural born american whose pakistani (naturalized) uncle is browbeaten into saying you went to a terr'ist training camp, in which case you will be exiled, or maybe you're a natural born American Jew of Pakistani descent who has to endure 3 hours of the tSa calling you a liar because they don't believe you just want to fly to wherever.
Um, yes it does. That's why it's generally ok to photograph someone in public, but not to stick a camera up their skirt.
No, it's also illegal to film you in the can - there's a presumption of privacy there. Of course, those laws vary by location.
What about filming you in the can or reading your medical records?
I worked for AMS for a bit - they tested me and all I worked on was accounting software.
That's horrible. There should be no way for you to veify who you voted for. That leads to vote buying and, save for our resident CEO troll, companies requiring their employees vote a certain way.
Yeah, you try that. The guys living in the good parts will probably shoot you for being in the wrong tribe.
Christ, man! It was enough to destroy Arthur Anderson Consulting. Why do you think they're known as Accenture now?
Funny, I thought it was Andersen (busload of kiddies) that named itself Accenture.
How about we just use manual counting of the ballots, mkay? Do you really want your boss telling you who to vote for?
no proof of how my vote was registered, no recipt
What were you thinking? were you thinking? How can anybody be in favor of a receipt that shows who you voted for?
Why would we have to take a law to vote?
Because our reps are too chickenshit to take a position on anything controversial.
But, if you want to live in a democracy you have to accept that your minority viewpoint will not win enough votes at the polls to count.
Do I have to accept that my candidate will be barred from presidential debates?
Same answer. You watch the sheepdogs by becoming one.
For those of you who think sheepdogs are important, I ask you the following -- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.
The Sheepdogs, duh. Main thing that you appear to be missing is that anyone with the inclination can become one.
Too much Kung-Fu and you'd soon discover the only people you really know wear kimodos.
Dood, I don't know anybody that wears a lizard!
Hrm, somebody's got to work McDonalds. I just hope there are enough competent people around to work for me once I get to the point that, um, people are working for me.
He needs the mansion so he can fit his enormous wang inside of it.