Technically, yes, they don't own their collections, but why would the treasury knock down their door to collect? The collectors still own the current value of their money.
Besides, I don't technically own the land that my house sits on, either, because if I did, I could declare myself my own country. That doesn't necessarily mean someone is going to take it from me.
Wow, look at all these responses, disagreeing with you. This is like someone saying "Most people have 10 fingers", and then hearing from so many people who protest, "Oh, not me, I have 9 fingers..."
The biggest problem with domestic cars, as I see it, is their inconsistency. They can be very good, or they can be very bad. That issue reeks of poor quality control. In my experience, it's almost always bad. With the Japanese cars, you can be pretty sure most of them will be very good.
This is certainly not an epidemic problem as you describe. Even the large number of teenagers/young adults getting killed in high speed car crashes in this area is not a problem I'd call epidemic, and there are far more news reports about that kind of thing here than what you're talking about.
I've always taken news reports with a huge grain of salt, as it in in their interests to report bad news, because bad news sells.
"...and your socialized healthcare is still going bust."
Oh please. My parents remember similar stories from the 1960s, when critics were saying, "Healthcare will be going bust any day now!"
"18 weeks for an MRI in Canada, I can get one tommorrow in the US."
Yeah, and how many thousands of dollars exactly is an MRI in the US? Enough to bankrupt someone, perhaps? I can get an MRI in Canada tomorrow too, if I've got the cash. The fact is, if you need an MRI in Canada badly enough (or any other medical procedure), you'll get it much sooner than that. Don't believe everything you read.
It's amazing how much Americans pretend to know about the Canadian Healthcare system without ever living here.
by calling the situation an "epidemic". Once again, we have an establishment that blames everyone but itself for its problems.
It wouldn't be an epidemic if the RIAA reacted favorably to the fans by listening to them, lowering the prices of music, offering songs online for a reasonable fee.
Naw, they'd rather alienate their customer base by suing them. Foot, meet bullet.
Well, it's nice to get the entire story, but my bullshit was warranted, because in your second post you laid blamed everyone for your problems except yourself. That makes you a helpless victim.
"I wanted to go to college but my parents didn't care about me."
That's part of your problem. You shouldn't expect someone else to pay your tuition. You should have busted your ass to pay your OWN way through school like I did, and not expect a dime from anyone. The world doesn't owe you a thing.
Wrong. You've really got your debating principles screwed up. In any debate, the burden of proof is placed on the affirmative team.
The affirmative team (in this case, the person who claims he can fly by flapping his wings) is obligated to provide evidence for his claim. It is then up to the opposite team (in this case, the skeptic) to debunk the claims, one at a time.
A true skeptic never claims "they do not exist", but instead provides examples of why it's highly probable they don't exist. The skeptic should always be ready to accept proof, but the proof that is presented is often full of holes and logicall fallacies.
Huh? In a deregulated market, the power companies STOP building infrastructure, because it costs them huge amounts of money that they no longer have. With increased competition comes cost cutting, and the first thing usually to go is the building of more infrastructure.
Wow, you're really fallen into the marketing trap of the automobile manufacturers, haven't you?
You should try doing more research on the subject. There is an excellent book called "High and Mighty: SUVs - The World's Most Dangerous Vehicle and How They Got That Way" by Keith Bradsher. It's a real eye-opener.
The automobile companies push SUVs in a big way because they make LOTS of money from selling them. The push includes marketing them as "safe" vehicles, when in fact the opposite is true.
"Unfortunately, static discharge damage is actually a fairly rare cause of computer problems."
OK, what is this guy smoking? Static discharge is certainly NOT a rare cause of computer problems, especially in dry areas. The problem is that it's rarely blamed for hardware problems, because there's no way to tell why a board just "died".
I work as a production engineer on a high tech assembly line, and our service calls due to "dead" boards dropped by 55% after we instituted tight anti-static measures on both the assembly line and in the service department.
Anti-static precautions are not taken very seriously in some computer industries, especially the "mom and pop" stores which sell individual components. I can't tell you how many so-called computer "experts" I've seen handle RAM with their bare hands, and with no anti-static bag.
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Technically, yes, they don't own their collections, but why would the treasury knock down their door to collect? The collectors still own the current value of their money.
Besides, I don't technically own the land that my house sits on, either, because if I did, I could declare myself my own country. That doesn't necessarily mean someone is going to take it from me.
False. You don't own the money. You own the value of the money.
Coolness. What did you use them for (is the light visible?), and how much power do you need to apply?
Wow, look at all these responses, disagreeing with you. This is like someone saying "Most people have 10 fingers", and then hearing from so many people who protest, "Oh, not me, I have 9 fingers..."
The biggest problem with domestic cars, as I see it, is their inconsistency. They can be very good, or they can be very bad. That issue reeks of poor quality control. In my experience, it's almost always bad. With the Japanese cars, you can be pretty sure most of them will be very good.
I visited the Ranch in 1996, and at that point the vines had been there for at least 5 years already.
If you need designer brands to get laid, you've got problems.
Nope. It was James Earl Jones.
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Not everyone has read the book, Egghead.
"(hint: it takes a while to recover from a war)"
Yeah, just like the U.S. has recovered from Vietnam. Oh wait...
This is certainly not an epidemic problem as you describe. Even the large number of teenagers/young adults getting killed in high speed car crashes in this area is not a problem I'd call epidemic, and there are far more news reports about that kind of thing here than what you're talking about.
I've always taken news reports with a huge grain of salt, as it in in their interests to report bad news, because bad news sells.
Gee, that's funny, I've lived in Vancouver all my life and I've never heard of this "epidemic" problem.
When did you live here, and can you provide some examples or links for these stories?
He has a world of developers. Bill has a company of developers.
"...and your socialized healthcare is still going bust."
Oh please. My parents remember similar stories from the 1960s, when critics were saying, "Healthcare will be going bust any day now!"
"18 weeks for an MRI in Canada, I can get one tommorrow in the US."
Yeah, and how many thousands of dollars exactly is an MRI in the US? Enough to bankrupt someone, perhaps? I can get an MRI in Canada tomorrow too, if I've got the cash. The fact is, if you need an MRI in Canada badly enough (or any other medical procedure), you'll get it much sooner than that. Don't believe everything you read.
It's amazing how much Americans pretend to know about the Canadian Healthcare system without ever living here.
by calling the situation an "epidemic". Once again, we have an establishment that blames everyone but itself for its problems.
It wouldn't be an epidemic if the RIAA reacted favorably to the fans by listening to them, lowering the prices of music, offering songs online for a reasonable fee.
Naw, they'd rather alienate their customer base by suing them. Foot, meet bullet.
Well, it's nice to get the entire story, but my bullshit was warranted, because in your second post you laid blamed everyone for your problems except yourself. That makes you a helpless victim.
"I wanted to go to college but my parents didn't care about me."
That's part of your problem. You shouldn't expect someone else to pay your tuition. You should have busted your ass to pay your OWN way through school like I did, and not expect a dime from anyone. The world doesn't owe you a thing.
Congratulations, your post just fulfilled Skinner's Law:
"As a geek usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a poster complaining about how much the Star Wars sequels suck approaches one.
"OK, I am in fact a silicon valley nerd, but I don't want everyone to know it."
Probably shouldn't have created a website, then?
And just who might this "script doctor" be? Marcia Lucas? She was an editor, not a script doctor.
Wrong. You've really got your debating principles screwed up. In any debate, the burden of proof is placed on the affirmative team.
The affirmative team (in this case, the person who claims he can fly by flapping his wings) is obligated to provide evidence for his claim. It is then up to the opposite team (in this case, the skeptic) to debunk the claims, one at a time.
A true skeptic never claims "they do not exist", but instead provides examples of why it's highly probable they don't exist. The skeptic should always be ready to accept proof, but the proof that is presented is often full of holes and logicall fallacies.
You're missing the point. It's not up to the skeptic to "disprove" anything. The burden of proof is on those who claim these things exist.
It's people like you who would say something like "I can fly, you know. All I have to do is flap my arms, and I can fly. Now, disprove it!"
Huh? In a deregulated market, the power companies STOP building infrastructure, because it costs them huge amounts of money that they no longer have. With increased competition comes cost cutting, and the first thing usually to go is the building of more infrastructure.
Wow, you're really fallen into the marketing trap of the automobile manufacturers, haven't you?
You should try doing more research on the subject. There is an excellent book called "High and Mighty: SUVs - The World's Most Dangerous Vehicle and How They Got That Way" by Keith Bradsher. It's a real eye-opener.
The automobile companies push SUVs in a big way because they make LOTS of money from selling them. The push includes marketing them as "safe" vehicles, when in fact the opposite is true.
"Unfortunately, static discharge damage is actually a fairly rare cause of computer problems."
OK, what is this guy smoking? Static discharge is certainly NOT a rare cause of computer problems, especially in dry areas. The problem is that it's rarely blamed for hardware problems, because there's no way to tell why a board just "died".
I work as a production engineer on a high tech assembly line, and our service calls due to "dead" boards dropped by 55% after we instituted tight anti-static measures on both the assembly line and in the service department.
Anti-static precautions are not taken very seriously in some computer industries, especially the "mom and pop" stores which sell individual components. I can't tell you how many so-called computer "experts" I've seen handle RAM with their bare hands, and with no anti-static bag.
Um, "Shrek" was made by Dreamworks, not Disney.