You're not alone. I haven't cared about the Olympics since I was about seven years old (1960). That was back when there was no cable television and with so little to watch, most people defaulted to watching the Olympics. If I remember correctly, the coverage was not even live and we watched it in black and white.
It's been years since I looked at nonags. Just tried going there and got this message: "You propably do not have access this web page with active Ad Blocker."
She was elected once to the Senate because she ran against token resistance and had a "name" her husband made famous. She was appointed as Secretary of State by Obama to keep her placated after he beat her for the nomination. She's never really accomplished anything on her own. She's always been at the right place at the right time and more of less "fell" into success.
She'll lie even when the truth would suffice. Named after Sir Edmund Hillary? Dodged sniper fire? On and on and on the lies accumulate.
I think Mr. Gross should look up the definition of hyperinflation. Sure, you can have free money, but you'll need a wheelbarrow full of it to buy groceries.
Amazon FireTV + Charter internet (fast & no data caps) = great streaming
I don't do Hulu, but I do pay for NetFlix and I get Amazon video streaming along with my Prime. Those two sources plus cable from Charter give me all I really want to watch.
I've always thought that internet sales should be taxed according to the tax rate where the product ships from. It's just like going to another state and purchasing the product in person. Sure, the other state gets the tax and your state doesn't, but that's just part of life. If the politicians in your state object, tell them to lure those internet companies (jobs!) to your state by lowering taxes.
If it worked like that, then companies selling online would tend to have warehouses (jobs!) in states with zero or small taxes, and few if any warehouses in states with high taxes. Makes sense. Be competitive or die.
Would you rather have 2% of a billion dollars or 10% of nothing?
Football fans need more than just ESPN. During the college and pro seasons I watch multiple ESPN stations, FoxSports, the NFL Network, and all of the broadcast networks that broadcast games live.
in short, it's going to be a long time before I can drop cable.
Oh, great! Just what we need, emotional and neurotic machines.
The big hurdle that computers have to jump is creativity. Yes, I know that some have "created" art and music already, but it really sucks. For some art you just need to have emotions, something computers and machines may or may not have in the future.
What you fail to understand is that government is the ultimate organized crime syndicate - it may be necessary, but it's best if kept as small as possible.
They ALL claim that they're the one who will do it right this time, but none of them ever seems to succeed. Maybe the flaw is not in the method, but in the theory.
You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
Nope, there was actually a bit of truth in what he said. We do seem to have too many people at the bottom who are inherently lazy (all people are lazy to some extent), and we also have taxes that suck the blood out of the people who are working.
It's not just Federal taxes. Every level of government has its own set of taxes. When you add them all up, what you pay is staggering. Even low income workers are paying outrageous taxes.
"The success of the iPhone is starting plateau and ultimately decrease now that consumers are finding less of a reason to upgrade to the latest and greatest smartphone."
That's not even a sentence! Try it this way: The success of the iPhone is starting to plateau and will ultimately decrease now that consumers are finding fewer reasons to upgrade to the latest and greatest smartphone.
Yes, I've driven 100 on the interstate. I've even driven 120, but that was years ago when traffic was not as bad as it is now.
It was scary because the car I was driving didn't have the suspension needed for driving at that speed. The car felt like it was floating along the road and I was sure I didn't want to make any sudden lane changes.
All they do is pass along the cost of the taxes they're paying to the consumer. In the end, all taxes are paid by individuals, whether directly or hidden in the cost of the products and services they buy.
Do you actually think that Apple wouldn't simply raise their prices so that their profit margin stayed the same? In what world?
No, freeways are paid for by the people, not the government. When people pay taxes and things are done for the benefit of all, that's not socialism or communism. That's just government doing what the people want done. In other words, the whole reason we have a government in the first place. On the other hand, when people pay taxes and that money is given directly to other people, then you are getting in the realm of socialism. There is a difference, even if so-called socialists deny it.
Each year I travel and work in dozens of cities in several states. That involves working with hundreds of people, and this subject comes up in conversation all the time. Let me tell you, people who work and support themselves are sick and tired of giving their money to people who sit on their asses all day and do nothing. It's almost reached a breaking point. The government really shouldn't be thinking about pushing them any further.
His genes will live on well past his death, so, in a way, he's already immortal.
For millions of us there is no doubt that we'll live forever. Not too many on slashdot believe that, though. Mr. Kurzweil probably doesn't believe it either. That may be why he fears death.
You left out miners. Miners (and metal workers) have been around nearly as long as herders and farmers. Those three occupations are the three basic natural occupations.
Have you ever wondered why "Smith" is a very common name?
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And I laugh when people complain about Baptists!!
Not even in the same ballpark.
It's pretty much all pawn and antique shows now. A good alien program every once in a while relieves the monotony.
Reality television has ruined many a channel.
My question is what happens when a little Jewish or Muslim kid swallows a battery? Pork casing indeed!
Those damned anti-Semitic folks at MIT.
Fuck you for even thinking about fucking parental rights. We don't need people like you on this planet. Please leave.
You're not alone. I haven't cared about the Olympics since I was about seven years old (1960). That was back when there was no cable television and with so little to watch, most people defaulted to watching the Olympics. If I remember correctly, the coverage was not even live and we watched it in black and white.
It's been years since I looked at nonags.
Just tried going there and got this message:
"You propably do not have access this web page with active Ad Blocker."
I "propably" won't go back.
The headline on the collegecandy.com site has a grammatical error!
"Apparently Grammar Police Like Myself Are Actually Jerks"
NO!!!!!!
It should be, "Apparently Grammar Police Like Me Are Actually Jerks".
She was elected once to the Senate because she ran against token resistance and had a "name" her husband made famous. She was appointed as Secretary of State by Obama to keep her placated after he beat her for the nomination. She's never really accomplished anything on her own. She's always been at the right place at the right time and more of less "fell" into success.
She'll lie even when the truth would suffice. Named after Sir Edmund Hillary? Dodged sniper fire? On and on and on the lies accumulate.
Talk about THE poster child for white privilege!
I think Mr. Gross should look up the definition of hyperinflation. Sure, you can have free money, but you'll need a wheelbarrow full of it to buy groceries.
Amazon FireTV + Charter internet (fast & no data caps) = great streaming
I don't do Hulu, but I do pay for NetFlix and I get Amazon video streaming along with my Prime. Those two sources plus cable from Charter give me all I really want to watch.
I've always thought that internet sales should be taxed according to the tax rate where the product ships from. It's just like going to another state and purchasing the product in person. Sure, the other state gets the tax and your state doesn't, but that's just part of life. If the politicians in your state object, tell them to lure those internet companies (jobs!) to your state by lowering taxes.
If it worked like that, then companies selling online would tend to have warehouses (jobs!) in states with zero or small taxes, and few if any warehouses in states with high taxes. Makes sense. Be competitive or die.
Would you rather have 2% of a billion dollars or 10% of nothing?
Football fans need more than just ESPN. During the college and pro seasons I watch multiple ESPN stations, FoxSports, the NFL Network, and all of the broadcast networks that broadcast games live.
in short, it's going to be a long time before I can drop cable.
Oh, great! Just what we need, emotional and neurotic machines.
The big hurdle that computers have to jump is creativity. Yes, I know that some have "created" art and music already, but it really sucks. For some art you just need to have emotions, something computers and machines may or may not have in the future.
What you fail to understand is that government is the ultimate organized crime syndicate - it may be necessary, but it's best if kept as small as possible.
They ALL claim that they're the one who will do it right this time, but none of them ever seems to succeed. Maybe the flaw is not in the method, but in the theory.
You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.
Nope, there was actually a bit of truth in what he said. We do seem to have too many people at the bottom who are inherently lazy (all people are lazy to some extent), and we also have taxes that suck the blood out of the people who are working.
It's not just Federal taxes. Every level of government has its own set of taxes. When you add them all up, what you pay is staggering. Even low income workers are paying outrageous taxes.
This coming from a country where they still eat with sticks!
"The success of the iPhone is starting plateau and ultimately decrease now that consumers are finding less of a reason to upgrade to the latest and greatest smartphone."
That's not even a sentence!
Try it this way:
The success of the iPhone is starting to plateau and will ultimately decrease now that consumers are finding fewer reasons to upgrade to the latest and greatest smartphone.
Yes, I've driven 100 on the interstate. I've even driven 120, but that was years ago when traffic was not as bad as it is now.
It was scary because the car I was driving didn't have the suspension needed for driving at that speed. The car felt like it was floating along the road and I was sure I didn't want to make any sudden lane changes.
Do you mean like climate "science"?
All they do is pass along the cost of the taxes they're paying to the consumer. In the end, all taxes are paid by individuals, whether directly or hidden in the cost of the products and services they buy.
Do you actually think that Apple wouldn't simply raise their prices so that their profit margin stayed the same? In what world?
Oh, to have a wife who would go two hours without saying anything! That would be one rare woman!
No, freeways are paid for by the people, not the government. When people pay taxes and things are done for the benefit of all, that's not socialism or communism. That's just government doing what the people want done. In other words, the whole reason we have a government in the first place. On the other hand, when people pay taxes and that money is given directly to other people, then you are getting in the realm of socialism. There is a difference, even if so-called socialists deny it.
Each year I travel and work in dozens of cities in several states. That involves working with hundreds of people, and this subject comes up in conversation all the time. Let me tell you, people who work and support themselves are sick and tired of giving their money to people who sit on their asses all day and do nothing. It's almost reached a breaking point. The government really shouldn't be thinking about pushing them any further.
I was not born owing you a living.
His genes will live on well past his death, so, in a way, he's already immortal.
For millions of us there is no doubt that we'll live forever. Not too many on slashdot believe that, though. Mr. Kurzweil probably doesn't believe it either. That may be why he fears death.
You left out miners. Miners (and metal workers) have been around nearly as long as herders and farmers. Those three occupations are the three basic natural occupations.
Have you ever wondered why "Smith" is a very common name?