This seems to be a particular problem with America today. Not a generation ago,
If people didn't vote reliably based on party, then gerrymandering wouldn't work. But gerrymandering has been around for a long time, so people have been voting based on party for a long time.
The only thing that changed is acerbic found a platform from which to speak.
After watching people (mostly liberal) defend leaks for nearly a generation, and now see a lot of them switching sides when the leak exposes a person on 'their side'.......they're all a bunch of dirty hypocrites.
Yes, I'm talking about you, dear reader who picks a 'team,' whether R or D. YOU are what is wrong with America. The leaks will keep coming, and you'll see how dirty your side really is.
That does seem like something the US would do: try to take retaliatory international action, end up shooting itself in the foot. We've never been particularly good at international relations.
That's an interesting question. After Obama won, there were campaigns in Latin America running (and winning) under the slogan "Si Se Puede", yes we can. So it is definitely true that an American president can influence the region without even trying (or knowing it).
My feeling is the opposite, though. Latin America has the kind of "strong man" government. For centuries, the leader has been a strong person, who can enforce his will. Chavez and Castro fit perfectly this role: the primary difference they hope to portray is that they are exercising their strength to help the people (rather than the rich and themselves). And actually, all the very popular presidents in Latin America that I can think of portrayed themselves as using their strength to help the common people.
So, will Trump be push people to the left, or to the right? I think we can agree that Trump will be perceived as a strong man (whether he actually is or not, that's irrelevant). So part of it will be how he pushes his wall deal, and immigration, and trade deals. Will people in latin america realize he is just trying to help Americans? Will they feel like he gave them a fair deal? Will they feel he respects them? Those are the kinds of questions to answer.
The other side of the coin is in Latin America itself. The wave seems to be going against leftism (that's such a stupid fuzzy term), with Argentina swinging right, and with Brazil swinging right, and Venezuela falling to pieces. A lot of the wave that rose during the Bush administration was pushed by Venezuela, supported with their oil money.
So in the end, while Trump would have some influence on the region if he became president, everything will be viewed from the lens of local politics, and the trends already happening in the region will be the primary determiners.
btw Ecuador has kind of an unusual relationship with the US because it uses US dollars. I was in El Salvador when they switched to dollars, and it completely drove the leftists insane.
Right. I think we both understand each other, so let's move on to the next topic. I think you are very wrong on this point:
This taboo against "freeloading," like premarital sex, is mainly a moral judgment, not a practical one.
It's not a taboo lol, it's that I don't want to be at work, miserable all day, and spending my money so some other guy can sit at home playing video games all day. I would rather stay home and play video games all day. If he can work, he should take care of himself.
Hopefully none of them, they aren't really related to tech. We need to keep the focus on the tech angle of things.
I would have liked to see a story that talks about the vulnerabilities in Trump's email server, apparently they're serious.
the "story" here is that MoveOn was staging anti-Trump protests. OMG, you don't say? I never knew that;)
A lot of people don't know that. Which, frankly, is why that kind of protest/tactic works at all. I wish more people would know about it, so the tactic would stop working. Because it's annoying.
I can't help but wonder if you've met many people. Didn't you have to go through junior high?
And you don't need a job to live on the beach, that's what beach bums do. You surf all your free time, hit on tourist girls, it's a great life.
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This seems to be a particular problem with America today. Not a generation ago,
If people didn't vote reliably based on party, then gerrymandering wouldn't work. But gerrymandering has been around for a long time, so people have been voting based on party for a long time.
The only thing that changed is acerbic found a platform from which to speak.
After watching people (mostly liberal) defend leaks for nearly a generation, and now see a lot of them switching sides when the leak exposes a person on 'their side'.......they're all a bunch of dirty hypocrites.
Yes, I'm talking about you, dear reader who picks a 'team,' whether R or D. YOU are what is wrong with America. The leaks will keep coming, and you'll see how dirty your side really is.
I think many people understand it, they just don't care. They'd rather give up that info than pay.
That's a good idea.
That does seem like something the US would do: try to take retaliatory international action, end up shooting itself in the foot. We've never been particularly good at international relations.
What dns do you us now? I am unhappy with mine, because sometimes it adds seconds of latency to each page load.
That's an interesting question. After Obama won, there were campaigns in Latin America running (and winning) under the slogan "Si Se Puede", yes we can. So it is definitely true that an American president can influence the region without even trying (or knowing it).
My feeling is the opposite, though. Latin America has the kind of "strong man" government. For centuries, the leader has been a strong person, who can enforce his will. Chavez and Castro fit perfectly this role: the primary difference they hope to portray is that they are exercising their strength to help the people (rather than the rich and themselves). And actually, all the very popular presidents in Latin America that I can think of portrayed themselves as using their strength to help the common people.
So, will Trump be push people to the left, or to the right? I think we can agree that Trump will be perceived as a strong man (whether he actually is or not, that's irrelevant). So part of it will be how he pushes his wall deal, and immigration, and trade deals. Will people in latin america realize he is just trying to help Americans? Will they feel like he gave them a fair deal? Will they feel he respects them? Those are the kinds of questions to answer.
The other side of the coin is in Latin America itself. The wave seems to be going against leftism (that's such a stupid fuzzy term), with Argentina swinging right, and with Brazil swinging right, and Venezuela falling to pieces. A lot of the wave that rose during the Bush administration was pushed by Venezuela, supported with their oil money.
So in the end, while Trump would have some influence on the region if he became president, everything will be viewed from the lens of local politics, and the trends already happening in the region will be the primary determiners.
btw Ecuador has kind of an unusual relationship with the US because it uses US dollars. I was in El Salvador when they switched to dollars, and it completely drove the leftists insane.
GOOD!
Sigh......they shouldn't have used metric.
You should re-install after a virus anyway. You don't know which files it secretly infested.
It's possible that a whistleblower released the emails.
John McCain already came clean. They intend to oppose any nominee [npr.org] that Clinton makes.
That makes no sense. What are they going to do, wait another eight years to appoint another justice?
Because they're selling the Kindle at a loss, and hoping to make it up in book sales (though they probably aren't). That's my guess why.
Worth mentioning that if people didn't reliably vote based on party, then gerrymandering would be largely impossible.
Not all of us can be 450 pounds sitting on the couch.
Donald Trump could have been on it if he'd stayed democrat.
This taboo against "freeloading," like premarital sex, is mainly a moral judgment, not a practical one.
It's not a taboo lol, it's that I don't want to be at work, miserable all day, and spending my money so some other guy can sit at home playing video games all day. I would rather stay home and play video games all day. If he can work, he should take care of himself.
I wonder which one they'll post, if any?
Hopefully none of them, they aren't really related to tech. We need to keep the focus on the tech angle of things.
I would have liked to see a story that talks about the vulnerabilities in Trump's email server, apparently they're serious.
the "story" here is that MoveOn was staging anti-Trump protests. OMG, you don't say? I never knew that ;)
A lot of people don't know that. Which, frankly, is why that kind of protest/tactic works at all. I wish more people would know about it, so the tactic would stop working. Because it's annoying.
I can't help but wonder if you've met many people. Didn't you have to go through junior high?
And you don't need a job to live on the beach, that's what beach bums do. You surf all your free time, hit on tourist girls, it's a great life.
$17 an hour is pretty good. I made $8 an hour in the early 2000s.
I don't think it's fine, I like to think I am rather productive now. But I wouldn't be productive at all, if UBI had been a thing.
if you're paying less than $100/hr for a plumber,
How much you're paying is not how much they're making.
I made $17 swinging a hammer in the summer in the late 90s working construction in the summer when I was in college.
You probably worked in a expensive area like San Francisco or something.
Good questions......this graph suggests that most people were able to find a job within a decade, at least in the last century.