A loan from Dad. He did pretty good with it. Thousands of bastards born to that kind of money just piss it away faster than Daddy can save it. Trump became richer than Daddy ever was. He got in trouble a couple of times but fought his way back. I notice his kids seem to have some kind of work ethic too.
If we don't elect liars then that removes just about everyone. I admit that Trump is often full of shit but unfortunately we have almost all shitty choices. Hillary? Hell I'd rather have 4 more years of President Obama. Or Bernie for that matter. Almost anyone you can name would be better. Fuck, she's so fucked up I'd even settle for Joe Biden.
No one thinks it's perfect, just that it's better than the alternatives. Humans are flawed so any system of government will be flawed. I don't know about you but I prefer Western Democracy to what they have in China and North Korea.
More accurately, when people we know to hate us attack him it makes us feel better about him. Personally I'm not sure about him but most of his detractors are people I don't care for. Enemy of my enemy and all that.
Bernie is hanging around because there's a good chance she's going to have a stroke. Maybe God (or nature for you atheists out there) will take a hand. Her health ain't all that good.
Hillary's position on H1B visas depends on the audience. Strangely I noticed she told the truth to the mine workers in West Virginia a while back. I didn't think she had it in her. I guess it's because she doesn't think she needs West Virginia and hating on coal wins her some of Bernie's people. Or maybe she's addicted to pain pills.
I can't believe the Trump hysteria. You sound crazy when you blather like that. Even if Trump wins the election he wont operate in a vacuum. There is Congress and the Supreme Court that act as a check on the Executive Branch of the US government. He can prattle on about deporting 11 million illegal aliens all he wants but it'll never happen. It's the same if Hillary gets elected. She can foam at the mouth all she wants about guns but she's not going to be able to take them away. The founding fathers knew what they were doing and we'll survive whichever of the two idiots gets elected.
Businesses will continue to use microsoft so the market will continue to be dominated by microsoft. There really is no alternative for the masses as they are barely able to use windows and it has full support from hardware manufacturers. I use linux for the most part but I've been using computers since 1982 before the world of the GUI began on the desktop. I've moved several coworkers to Macs but as aircraft mechanics they make good money and can splurge on such things. Without fail all the ones that moved to Macs are overwhelmingly happy with the change but given the high costs I doubt Macs will ever be more than 10 percent of the market and Apple seems okay with that. Being a premium brand is very profitable. I used to hope for a linux desktop conquest but I think it'll remain a geek niche and I've come to accept that as well.
You've got more faith in them than I do then. You know you are a powerful monopoly when you can routinely shit all over your customers, or as microsoft calls them, consumers, and they can't do anything about it except take it. Meanwhile shills and fanboys tell everyone how it's not shit but a wonderful new feature. All the while making money in the process.
Let me tell you about the HIPAA bullshit. I have more trouble getting access to my records than damn near anyone else. They share my info with all kinds of people.
Exactly. What he's really guilty of is showing how incompetent they are. They put next to no effort into catching people who actually break into systems and access info to perform identity theft. The only people I see them prosecuting are the ones stupid enough to try to help.
There's a lot of things that go into medical costs. Most of it is various kinds of scam. It's amazing that getting a tumor removed costs 100 grand or more but you can get two bags of silicon installed for 10 grand or less. One is covered by insurance and guess which one? It's like getting a dent repaired, the first thing the body shop asks is whether or not insurance is paying for it. If it's an insurance job they start running the bill up.
I like to order my food and have it cooked after I arrive. There is hardly anything as nasty as fast food that has been sitting 10 minutes or more. McDonald's fries straight from the fryer are yummy. 10 minutes later they taste like wax sticks with salt. I eat at McDonald's maybe once a month or so but when I do I make sure it's fresh because otherwise it's damn near inedible. I'm not there to help them run their store. I'm there to purchase food and service. Fast food restaurants where I live are generally very competitive, chic-fil-a drives service very hard and most of the others have striven to reach that standard. I do notice when I go to Atlanta that service is really shitty there but everything in Atlanta is shitty so I guess they're used to kissing peoples asses while they hand them money. I'm not so mellow about it.
Typically no one stands at the fucking fryer all day. They go from register to fryer to the shelf where the kitchen puts the food they've prepared and readied and over to hand you your food. They can automate the fryer and that'll make things easier for the employees running things but let's see that fucker fix my fries and grab my cheesburger and stick them in a bag with an apple pie and then hand me the bag and my large sweet tea. It's gonna take my order and my money too? I'd like to see that 35K robot.
A typical full time position, which fast food generally isn't, is about 2000 hours a year. The fact is that minimum wage employees are less than 5 percent of the workforce and there's a reason for that. You get either kids or the dregs at minimum wage. I know most fast food is run by part timers and a lot of them are under 21. I've seen the kiosks in the local McD's here and I don't think I like self service. I walk by them to the pimply teenager at the register. When they tell me use the kiosk or forget it.....well there's always somewhere else. I'll go home and fix a fucking PBJ first. As for automating the fryers and such there will still be a human overseeing the kitchen. I imagine they can cut some employees but still there will be no way to automate it all.
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A loan from Dad. He did pretty good with it. Thousands of bastards born to that kind of money just piss it away faster than Daddy can save it. Trump became richer than Daddy ever was. He got in trouble a couple of times but fought his way back. I notice his kids seem to have some kind of work ethic too.
If we don't elect liars then that removes just about everyone. I admit that Trump is often full of shit but unfortunately we have almost all shitty choices. Hillary? Hell I'd rather have 4 more years of President Obama. Or Bernie for that matter. Almost anyone you can name would be better. Fuck, she's so fucked up I'd even settle for Joe Biden.
No one thinks it's perfect, just that it's better than the alternatives. Humans are flawed so any system of government will be flawed. I don't know about you but I prefer Western Democracy to what they have in China and North Korea.
More accurately, when people we know to hate us attack him it makes us feel better about him. Personally I'm not sure about him but most of his detractors are people I don't care for. Enemy of my enemy and all that.
Bernie is hanging around because there's a good chance she's going to have a stroke. Maybe God (or nature for you atheists out there) will take a hand. Her health ain't all that good.
Call it what you want. You're entitled to your opinion and we're entitled to ignore it.
You fail to understand that you are an ignorant peon and should listen to your betters.
Hillary's position on H1B visas depends on the audience. Strangely I noticed she told the truth to the mine workers in West Virginia a while back. I didn't think she had it in her. I guess it's because she doesn't think she needs West Virginia and hating on coal wins her some of Bernie's people. Or maybe she's addicted to pain pills.
I can't believe the Trump hysteria. You sound crazy when you blather like that. Even if Trump wins the election he wont operate in a vacuum. There is Congress and the Supreme Court that act as a check on the Executive Branch of the US government. He can prattle on about deporting 11 million illegal aliens all he wants but it'll never happen. It's the same if Hillary gets elected. She can foam at the mouth all she wants about guns but she's not going to be able to take them away. The founding fathers knew what they were doing and we'll survive whichever of the two idiots gets elected.
Businesses will continue to use microsoft so the market will continue to be dominated by microsoft. There really is no alternative for the masses as they are barely able to use windows and it has full support from hardware manufacturers. I use linux for the most part but I've been using computers since 1982 before the world of the GUI began on the desktop. I've moved several coworkers to Macs but as aircraft mechanics they make good money and can splurge on such things. Without fail all the ones that moved to Macs are overwhelmingly happy with the change but given the high costs I doubt Macs will ever be more than 10 percent of the market and Apple seems okay with that. Being a premium brand is very profitable. I used to hope for a linux desktop conquest but I think it'll remain a geek niche and I've come to accept that as well.
You've got more faith in them than I do then. You know you are a powerful monopoly when you can routinely shit all over your customers, or as microsoft calls them, consumers, and they can't do anything about it except take it. Meanwhile shills and fanboys tell everyone how it's not shit but a wonderful new feature. All the while making money in the process.
Let me tell you about the HIPAA bullshit. I have more trouble getting access to my records than damn near anyone else. They share my info with all kinds of people.
Exactly. What he's really guilty of is showing how incompetent they are. They put next to no effort into catching people who actually break into systems and access info to perform identity theft. The only people I see them prosecuting are the ones stupid enough to try to help.
No, but I think you could look at it. To steal you have to take.
There's a lot of things that go into medical costs. Most of it is various kinds of scam. It's amazing that getting a tumor removed costs 100 grand or more but you can get two bags of silicon installed for 10 grand or less. One is covered by insurance and guess which one? It's like getting a dent repaired, the first thing the body shop asks is whether or not insurance is paying for it. If it's an insurance job they start running the bill up.
A glorified vending machine is what you describe. I don't see that competing with any kind of restaurant.
You're already a robot so you should be fine with the situation.
I like to order my food and have it cooked after I arrive. There is hardly anything as nasty as fast food that has been sitting 10 minutes or more. McDonald's fries straight from the fryer are yummy. 10 minutes later they taste like wax sticks with salt. I eat at McDonald's maybe once a month or so but when I do I make sure it's fresh because otherwise it's damn near inedible. I'm not there to help them run their store. I'm there to purchase food and service. Fast food restaurants where I live are generally very competitive, chic-fil-a drives service very hard and most of the others have striven to reach that standard. I do notice when I go to Atlanta that service is really shitty there but everything in Atlanta is shitty so I guess they're used to kissing peoples asses while they hand them money. I'm not so mellow about it.
I see a rise in independent restaurants coming. As if service isn't impersonal enough already.
Typically no one stands at the fucking fryer all day. They go from register to fryer to the shelf where the kitchen puts the food they've prepared and readied and over to hand you your food. They can automate the fryer and that'll make things easier for the employees running things but let's see that fucker fix my fries and grab my cheesburger and stick them in a bag with an apple pie and then hand me the bag and my large sweet tea. It's gonna take my order and my money too? I'd like to see that 35K robot.
A typical full time position, which fast food generally isn't, is about 2000 hours a year. The fact is that minimum wage employees are less than 5 percent of the workforce and there's a reason for that. You get either kids or the dregs at minimum wage. I know most fast food is run by part timers and a lot of them are under 21. I've seen the kiosks in the local McD's here and I don't think I like self service. I walk by them to the pimply teenager at the register. When they tell me use the kiosk or forget it.....well there's always somewhere else. I'll go home and fix a fucking PBJ first. As for automating the fryers and such there will still be a human overseeing the kitchen. I imagine they can cut some employees but still there will be no way to automate it all.
She'd rather watch the Kardashians than read /.
I've got a wife who's got some serious health issues that sometimes leads to middle of the night visits to the ER.
I thought I hated microsoft. Apparently I just hold them in mild dislike.
I hate microsoft but really, if all you want to do is talk, text, browse a little and do a little email it really don't make a shit what you use.