If the situation really is threatening, such as a brother putting on body armor, fine, take total control, but this situation is far from a dynamic SWAT entry. If the officer had told him that he was investigating a report of Domestic Violence, then perhaps Mr. Hiibel should have given him his ID, but the police could have done things much more effectively than they did here.
Also, while in your original post you say that the laws dont exist in order to hassle your average citizen, I have seen police do just that many times. Specifically, when I was in high school the police in my town were notorious for having nothing to do but hassle teenagers trying to have a party with some friends, regardless of whether or not there was any underage drinking or drug use. This happened to me twice at my house. Once, I was having some of my friends over on the beach at my house and somehow word got out that there were people there, so MANY MANY kids who I didnt know showed up. I had my mom call the police to have them come over and get the kids who were just hanging around on the side street to leave (we had closed the gate and locked it so that they couldnt come onto our property). Despite the fact that we specifically told them that we just wanted these kids gone, and the fact that there was no evidence of underage drinking (there was none) the police decided it would be best to come around the other side of the house and search EVERY PERSON THERE.
Another time, I was having a party at my house and it was about 2 am. Magically a police officer appeared from the private beach at the back of my house. This time there were many kids drinking, but there is no possible way to see this happening from the nearewst public property (200 yards through trees) and there hadnt been any noise complaints (I asked). When I aked him why he was here the officer just got defensive and said we could do this the easy or hard way, so i said easy, agreed to pour out the beer (after hiding a keg) and he left. There is certainly something to be said for cooperating and defusing the situation (in this case I knew why the cop was there), but the fact remains that police cant just go where they want, whenthey want. No that Im 21 I TRY to get the police to come to my parties, just so that I can tell them to leave. Guess im a little bitter and my sig says it all.
If he keeps the full sized ones white and makes only the mini iPods colored, then they will appear as much different products to many people, and some (with sufficient bankroll) might buy one of each, for the classic white look (undeniably tasteful) and a mini one for jogging.
Perfect Price Discrimination explains why we pay so much for textbooks here in the US, while in poorer nations, the prices are so much lower. We are willing and able to pay the higher prices, while people in say, Ghana, can't. Schools could save tons of money by simply ordering textbooks from international distributers over the internet and having them shipped in to them. I have a friend who makes tens of thousands of dollars a year at his university by doing this fro kids there, which also saves them money.
Education spending is done mostly by state and local governments (this is why you get nicer schools with larger budgets in wealthier towns). So this 2.2 million is most likely coming from local property taxes (or corporate taxes if there are any major companies headquarted in this town).
Yes, but this research was started before the formation of the biotech company which now holds the rights and has been pretty well documented, so that seems a bit unlikely to me.
But ethically dubious experiments in which prisoners were injected with reovirus found that infection caused at most mild flu-like symptoms. Many people have been infected by reovirus as children with little effect more than a runny nose.
That text comes from section 3 of this article. So it would seem that the answer to your question was determined quite some time ago.
All political/philisophical implications aside, I think that both of those books tell amazingly grand stories and that it is impossible not to enjoy reading about the accomplishments of her protagonists.
However, you are correct that these books are, at heart, philisophical diatribes and really need to be treated as such. While Objectivism and Communism are polar oposites of each other, the similarities i see are quite strong. In theory, both seem to be quite ideal, yet you know that some deeper part of human nature will drive some people to ruin the whole system. It's sad how our nature is so imperfect that every thing must be a poor compromise.
I couldn't agree with you more. I'm really excited for the new story Arc. But if we're on the subject of Comics then I have to mention Kurt Busiek's Astro City. It is a "superhero" comic, but it is really more about the common man. Exceptionally well written and exquisetly drawn. It is one of the reasons that I am unashamed to read comics as a grown man.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. It's an incredibly well written (pulitzer prize winning) novel set in the golden age of comics, right after WW2. It is about 600 pages and i finished it in 3 nights, I couldnt put it down.
If your primary concern for updating the internet is to prevent spam, or to at least limit it, ive found a fairly good solution. I just keep two seperate addresses. One i use for the bulk of my important personal and business communications and the other is merely a decoy. Any service that requires me to give an address on a form I automatically assume will also lead to an inordinate amount of spam, so I give only my decoy address. This has been very effective for me, because at least 95% of my spam goes to that address and most of that is easily filtered out. The one thing I would love to be able to do is to sort the mail as it comes in so that mail from certain address I know to be important can beput into a seperate folder or something so that I am sure not to miss it (for my decoy account).
Do you actually think that Saddam lets the people choose the government? Hell from the looks of our last election, we barely choose ours. Your reasoning is idiotic.
I've seen the movie, don't get me wrong. I just thought it wasnt any good. Even compared with other porn I've seen.
Oh, I also live in Chicago, and I'm not even going to school at Denison next year, I'm transfering to NYU. I think it's safe to say that I've seen a bit more of the world than the average person, and probably more than you. How many times have you been to Russia? China?
I, for one, think that a prequel would be awesome, but at the same time the first was such a good, complete story that I think a 2nd would be comparitively empty.
While Waiting for Guffman is great, Best in Show is at least 5 times better. All of the characters are so rediculous. My friend and I once watched it 5 times in four days, and I'm still not tired of it at all.
It goes well beyond the geek hall of fame. All of my friends love it, and neither they nor I can program in any computer language. Ive never worked in an office like that, but the movie is really funny for anyone.
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If the situation really is threatening, such as a brother putting on body armor, fine, take total control, but this situation is far from a dynamic SWAT entry. If the officer had told him that he was investigating a report of Domestic Violence, then perhaps Mr. Hiibel should have given him his ID, but the police could have done things much more effectively than they did here.
Also, while in your original post you say that the laws dont exist in order to hassle your average citizen, I have seen police do just that many times. Specifically, when I was in high school the police in my town were notorious for having nothing to do but hassle teenagers trying to have a party with some friends, regardless of whether or not there was any underage drinking or drug use. This happened to me twice at my house. Once, I was having some of my friends over on the beach at my house and somehow word got out that there were people there, so MANY MANY kids who I didnt know showed up. I had my mom call the police to have them come over and get the kids who were just hanging around on the side street to leave (we had closed the gate and locked it so that they couldnt come onto our property). Despite the fact that we specifically told them that we just wanted these kids gone, and the fact that there was no evidence of underage drinking (there was none) the police decided it would be best to come around the other side of the house and search EVERY PERSON THERE.
Another time, I was having a party at my house and it was about 2 am. Magically a police officer appeared from the private beach at the back of my house. This time there were many kids drinking, but there is no possible way to see this happening from the nearewst public property (200 yards through trees) and there hadnt been any noise complaints (I asked). When I aked him why he was here the officer just got defensive and said we could do this the easy or hard way, so i said easy, agreed to pour out the beer (after hiding a keg) and he left. There is certainly something to be said for cooperating and defusing the situation (in this case I knew why the cop was there), but the fact remains that police cant just go where they want, whenthey want. No that Im 21 I TRY to get the police to come to my parties, just so that I can tell them to leave. Guess im a little bitter and my sig says it all.
More like you'll put him in debt for 10 lifetimes (if the RIAA has anything to say about it).
If he keeps the full sized ones white and makes only the mini iPods colored, then they will appear as much different products to many people, and some (with sufficient bankroll) might buy one of each, for the classic white look (undeniably tasteful) and a mini one for jogging.
Spaceballs the Flamethrower. The kids really love this one.
Anyone who believes that a Talking Penguin actually gave an interview deserves to be fooled.
Perfect Price Discrimination explains why we pay so much for textbooks here in the US, while in poorer nations, the prices are so much lower. We are willing and able to pay the higher prices, while people in say, Ghana, can't. Schools could save tons of money by simply ordering textbooks from international distributers over the internet and having them shipped in to them. I have a friend who makes tens of thousands of dollars a year at his university by doing this fro kids there, which also saves them money.
Education spending is done mostly by state and local governments (this is why you get nicer schools with larger budgets in wealthier towns). So this 2.2 million is most likely coming from local property taxes (or corporate taxes if there are any major companies headquarted in this town).
Sure, they're doing something illegal, but now the movie companies dont need to prove that they did, its just assumed.
Also, the jail term seems to be slightly disproportionate to the crime (in 99% of cases).
Yes, but this research was started before the formation of the biotech company which now holds the rights and has been pretty well documented, so that seems a bit unlikely to me.
But ethically dubious experiments in which prisoners were injected with reovirus found that infection caused at most mild flu-like symptoms. Many people have been infected by reovirus as children with little effect more than a runny nose.
That text comes from section 3 of this article. So it would seem that the answer to your question was determined quite some time ago.
All political/philisophical implications aside, I think that both of those books tell amazingly grand stories and that it is impossible not to enjoy reading about the accomplishments of her protagonists.
However, you are correct that these books are, at heart, philisophical diatribes and really need to be treated as such. While Objectivism and Communism are polar oposites of each other, the similarities i see are quite strong. In theory, both seem to be quite ideal, yet you know that some deeper part of human nature will drive some people to ruin the whole system. It's sad how our nature is so imperfect that every thing must be a poor compromise.
I couldn't agree with you more. I'm really excited for the new story Arc. But if we're on the subject of Comics then I have to mention Kurt Busiek's Astro City. It is a "superhero" comic, but it is really more about the common man. Exceptionally well written and exquisetly drawn. It is one of the reasons that I am unashamed to read comics as a grown man.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. It's an incredibly well written (pulitzer prize winning) novel set in the golden age of comics, right after WW2. It is about 600 pages and i finished it in 3 nights, I couldnt put it down.
If your primary concern for updating the internet is to prevent spam, or to at least limit it, ive found a fairly good solution. I just keep two seperate addresses. One i use for the bulk of my important personal and business communications and the other is merely a decoy. Any service that requires me to give an address on a form I automatically assume will also lead to an inordinate amount of spam, so I give only my decoy address. This has been very effective for me, because at least 95% of my spam goes to that address and most of that is easily filtered out. The one thing I would love to be able to do is to sort the mail as it comes in so that mail from certain address I know to be important can beput into a seperate folder or something so that I am sure not to miss it (for my decoy account).
That carbonation in club soda is horrible for your teeth, so you might want to find a new healthy drink if you dont brush and floss.
Ummmmmm... Those big plastic bottles of pop/soda you buy here in america, they're called 2 LITRE bottles.
It's also a fun project (fun for those who enjoy a challenge). And every time you have a drink, it's a little celebration of your achievement.
Do you actually think that Saddam lets the people choose the government? Hell from the looks of our last election, we barely choose ours. Your reasoning is idiotic.
Understandable. No problem at all.
I've seen the movie, don't get me wrong. I just thought it wasnt any good. Even compared with other porn I've seen.
Oh, I also live in Chicago, and I'm not even going to school at Denison next year, I'm transfering to NYU. I think it's safe to say that I've seen a bit more of the world than the average person, and probably more than you. How many times have you been to Russia? China?
I, for one, think that a prequel would be awesome, but at the same time the first was such a good, complete story that I think a 2nd would be comparitively empty.
could you find someone brave (read: thick) enough to say that. Wow
While Waiting for Guffman is great, Best in Show is at least 5 times better. All of the characters are so rediculous. My friend and I once watched it 5 times in four days, and I'm still not tired of it at all.
It goes well beyond the geek hall of fame. All of my friends love it, and neither they nor I can program in any computer language. Ive never worked in an office like that, but the movie is really funny for anyone.
Ive never seen Real Genius, but Lebowski really is hilarious and you can watch it forever without getting old.