Fine. Then find and fix the core causes instead of adding to the oppression that drives kids to such extremes. Of course, this would require the school to accept some fault and fix its authoritarian culture.
How about, within reason, letting individual employees set up their environments in the way that makes them the most productive? Obviously there's some need for social interaction, but forcing its extreme on geeks who are stereotypically not that social and prone to attention deficits, is a recipe for wasteful, unproductive stress. When it comes time to push those buttons, a quiet space is required, and reasonable accommodations should be provided by the employer if the expectation is that employees be productive.
I think you're actually referring to hipsters, not geeks. They thrive on social interaction because they're inherently insecure types who need constant affirmation of their 'alternative' status.
I know (again from experience) this is the case for the majority of people.
I don't see how you could know from others' experience. It really depends on the kind of work and the temperament of the individual. These open floor plans crush those individual preferences, and thus productivity, then tries to make up for it by cramming more people into a space. It's communist hell at its finest.
You cannot regularly exceed your budget and expect to remain operational. Governments are no exception. The problem here is that the politicians running things are borrowing on the backs of the taxpayer, not on their own.
The best way to get a job is to show up in person, hand someone a resume, and talk with them. While I don't have a problem with having a system that helps people when they're down, the current system just encourages dependence. It does not empower anyone. Ending your diatribe with arguments from popularity and authority doesn't lend much credence to your argument either.
You don't punish abuse of the credit card by upping the credit limit. You take it away and make the debtor work it off. In this case, I'd like to see this done to the institutional debtors, public or private, who've not paid back what was given to them by corrupt politicians who had no problem bilking taxpayers. Having those politicians serve some jail time wouldn't hurt either.
People don't need dependence on free toys like cellphones. They need jobs so they can buy their own if they choose. Having the opportunity to earn wealth of one's own and then choosing how to spend it is true empowerment.
An indentured underclass requires implicit and explicit enforcement from the state in order to exist. I don't think you'll find a single libertarian who wants that.
The point of tax isn't to punish people for being rich. It's to fund needed state operations as defined by its charter. In the case of the US, the state has greatly exceeded that charter. The last thing we need is yet another tax that reenforces this behavior. It's time washington works within a budget like everyone else. Once those ivy league lawyer brats learn to do that, then we can talk about what is needed and what isn't.
The adblock plus lists are nothing more than a collection of regex filters. It's more efficient than having the system parse 500kB+ host files every time there's a dns lookup.
Inflammatory by whose definition? The left wing will call anyone who questions its doctrine as 'controversial', 'problematic', and 'inflammatory.' This behavior is no different than from other dogmatic groups, such as the christian right.
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Fine. Then find and fix the core causes instead of adding to the oppression that drives kids to such extremes. Of course, this would require the school to accept some fault and fix its authoritarian culture.
No. It's teaching kids that panopticonic surveillance is normal and acceptable.
so you want your young scholar to grow up and embrace the totalitarian regime?
How about, within reason, letting individual employees set up their environments in the way that makes them the most productive? Obviously there's some need for social interaction, but forcing its extreme on geeks who are stereotypically not that social and prone to attention deficits, is a recipe for wasteful, unproductive stress. When it comes time to push those buttons, a quiet space is required, and reasonable accommodations should be provided by the employer if the expectation is that employees be productive.
I think you're actually referring to hipsters, not geeks. They thrive on social interaction because they're inherently insecure types who need constant affirmation of their 'alternative' status.
I know (again from experience) this is the case for the majority of people.
I don't see how you could know from others' experience. It really depends on the kind of work and the temperament of the individual. These open floor plans crush those individual preferences, and thus productivity, then tries to make up for it by cramming more people into a space. It's communist hell at its finest.
because nerds are the ones shuffled into these open offices like they are factory workers..
No, but it makes it difficult to accept judgments made by said government on citizens. No one likes a preachy, bulling hypocrite.
You cannot regularly exceed your budget and expect to remain operational. Governments are no exception. The problem here is that the politicians running things are borrowing on the backs of the taxpayer, not on their own.
The best way to get a job is to show up in person, hand someone a resume, and talk with them. While I don't have a problem with having a system that helps people when they're down, the current system just encourages dependence. It does not empower anyone. Ending your diatribe with arguments from popularity and authority doesn't lend much credence to your argument either.
You don't punish abuse of the credit card by upping the credit limit. You take it away and make the debtor work it off. In this case, I'd like to see this done to the institutional debtors, public or private, who've not paid back what was given to them by corrupt politicians who had no problem bilking taxpayers. Having those politicians serve some jail time wouldn't hurt either.
People don't need dependence on free toys like cellphones. They need jobs so they can buy their own if they choose. Having the opportunity to earn wealth of one's own and then choosing how to spend it is true empowerment.
An indentured underclass requires implicit and explicit enforcement from the state in order to exist. I don't think you'll find a single libertarian who wants that.
The point of tax isn't to punish people for being rich. It's to fund needed state operations as defined by its charter. In the case of the US, the state has greatly exceeded that charter. The last thing we need is yet another tax that reenforces this behavior. It's time washington works within a budget like everyone else. Once those ivy league lawyer brats learn to do that, then we can talk about what is needed and what isn't.
Yup, and they'll deny it treatment to the general public..
The adblock plus lists are nothing more than a collection of regex filters. It's more efficient than having the system parse 500kB+ host files every time there's a dns lookup.
The Lord YOUR GOD sayeth so. All you have to do is listen and believe. Why is that so hard?
I'm sure every ideologue out there wanting to brand their dogmatic bullshit as truth is doing the same thing.
Sounds much more productive than duplicating past achievements. Mining will be necessary to build a self sustaining economy in space.
Unfortunately, you're right. However, life is still a lot better in the USA than it is in India.
Agreed. There are plenty of reasons to avoid both machines, but the radeon chip in the list jumped out at me.
The radeon alone would make me go with the dell..
Great, so lets work towards abolishing affirmative action as the bigoted favoritism that it is.
Only to be replaced by what? Yet another dogmatic ideology that usurps freedom? As an atheist, I don't see this as much improvement.
Actually, the public ARE the stakeholders. We will be taxed to fund whatever this is..or it'll be borrowed against our balance sheet.
It very well might. Today, there is a permanent record. It's called the internet.
Inflammatory by whose definition? The left wing will call anyone who questions its doctrine as 'controversial', 'problematic', and 'inflammatory.' This behavior is no different than from other dogmatic groups, such as the christian right.