Actually, a LOT of government spending "comes out of thin air". That's part of the problem - fiat currency. The federal government is printing money at an ever-increasing pace, therefore devaluing the currency. Listen to old people when they tell you what a dollar "used to buy".
When I was 7 years old I could take a quarter to the store; buy a soft drink, a bag of chips, and a candy bar; and get change back. Now a quarter just barely covers the tax.
If finding natural gas leaks is important enough to get Google involved, then why am I paid so damned little? I've been doing natural gas leak surveys for nearly 39 years. Google may be able to cover more territory, but I'd bet I'm better than they are. Underground gas leaks don't kill the vegetation (or even discolor it) for a while after they start. I can find them BEFORE they go that long.
I've found tens of thousands of underground leaks and tens of thousands of above ground leaks, not to mention saving hundreds of lives along with preventing the accompanying property losses.
You'd think as important as that is, I'd be making well over 100K per year, but I'm far, far below that.
So where's my raise? Can I get a big Federal grant to pay me to do my job?
Just got through boiling a couple of dozen, and now we're going to decorate them. Come tomorrow we'll be hiding them all over the yard. Wanna help look for them?
He said "evacuating for a hurricane". Think South. Think Summer. Think running your car's AC while sitting in traffic on the interstate in 90 degree weather. Think that doesn't use power?
It's really hard to get a good deal when your leaders are negotiating for the other side. This deal is exactly what Obama wanted for his friends in Iran. He doesn't care which sect of Islam wins, as long as Islam wins. He's a traitor.
That's the way government and its agencies are. They never give up; they never quit growing; they never spend less money; and they always want more power over us. Even the average slashdotter should be able to understand the need for smaller, more transparent government. Instead, the average slashdotter seems to want more and more government rules and regulations. I don't understand their logic.
All of Picasso's works were garbage. Only people with a taste for garbage would like anything he did. Hell, I've cleaned a paintbrush on a piece of cloth and created something better than Picasso. I've seen preschoolers with finger paints do better.
I checked a bunch of categories and all I got was "We're sorry, no pros near ZIP xxxxx".
Maybe in the future there will be somebody nearby who can work on something for me. Until then I'll just get by the way I always have. I can live without Amazon's assistance.
I was raised in a very poor family, one of the poorest in our city, but I have an IQ that's very high, and I always made good grades in school. I don't see the relationship between poverty and smaller brains, nor do I see the relationship between poverty and crime. Of course I was raised in a good family that wasn't trash.
Parental involvement makes more of a difference, and unmarried teens are simply not the best parents. Ask any teacher and they can tell you which students have parents who care.
SCOTUS can go jump. For most of this country's history immigration was a state matter. Go read your history and you'll see that states controlled immigration, and the feds stepped in only when requested. It makes sense when you read the word "state" as "country", the way it was meant to be by the Founders.
That's the obvious solution, even if you have to make the cockpit bigger. You could have the whole flight crew (not counting the flight attendants) INSIDE the cockpit for the whole flight.
That would be nice, but my bank won't let me use passwords that long. They won't even let me use punctuation or special characters - only upper and lowercase letters, and numbers. Some security, huh?
I've been using this mouse for nearly a year now and I love it. Great DPI, fast, good feel, not too many extra buttons, and the buttons it has are programmable. Good for the games I play and plenty accurate when I use Photoshop.
And it doesn't cost an arm and a leg! $15.99 at NewEgg.
Exactly my thought, too. Instead of an EXO, why not just make a portable toilet a little bit larger to include space for a couple of beds? At least you'd have a place to go to the bathroom. Cooking could be at a separate, community-based facility.
The EXO is extremely overpriced for what it is - a large plastic box that sleeps four uncomfortably.
I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and I spent most of my time (when not in school) outdoors. We rarely went indoors during summer break, in fact they had to make us come back in during thunderstorms. I was nearsighted by the time I was in 4th grade and had glasses shortly after that.
As an adult I've worked outside for the past 39 years. Still nearsighted and still wear glasses.
What caused my bad vision? Certainly not too much time spent indoors, right?
Call me crazy, but I'd much rather trust corporations than government. Corporations have to answer to shareholders, and to a lesser extent, their customers. Government answers to nobody. Plus, government has the force of arms on their side; corporations don't.
The worst situation is what we have now - corporations and government in bed with each other. Then we're really getting screwed.
But it looks like Apple is playing catchup to Sling TV. Sling TV is available now and for a cheaper per-month price. Apple is going to have to offer better channels than one could get from Sling.
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We Americans write it that way because that's the way we say it. Compare: "Today is March fourteenth." "Today is the fourteenth of March."
Four words are more efficient that six words, and it just sounds more natural in speech.
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Actually, a LOT of government spending "comes out of thin air". That's part of the problem - fiat currency. The federal government is printing money at an ever-increasing pace, therefore devaluing the currency. Listen to old people when they tell you what a dollar "used to buy".
When I was 7 years old I could take a quarter to the store; buy a soft drink, a bag of chips, and a candy bar; and get change back. Now a quarter just barely covers the tax.
I'm protecting myself with soft, blubbery armor!
It's not illegal, but it can be dangerous.
Just refuse to buy any game that can't be played in standalone mode. If it requires an online server, just say no.
If enough people do this, the companies will have to change their perverted business model.
Can you live without your online gaming habit for a year or two?
If finding natural gas leaks is important enough to get Google involved, then why am I paid so damned little? I've been doing natural gas leak surveys for nearly 39 years. Google may be able to cover more territory, but I'd bet I'm better than they are. Underground gas leaks don't kill the vegetation (or even discolor it) for a while after they start. I can find them BEFORE they go that long.
I've found tens of thousands of underground leaks and tens of thousands of above ground leaks, not to mention saving hundreds of lives along with preventing the accompanying property losses.
You'd think as important as that is, I'd be making well over 100K per year, but I'm far, far below that.
So where's my raise? Can I get a big Federal grant to pay me to do my job?
But were his lips moving? That's the best way to tell if he's lying.
Just got through boiling a couple of dozen, and now we're going to decorate them. Come tomorrow we'll be hiding them all over the yard. Wanna help look for them?
He said "evacuating for a hurricane". Think South. Think Summer. Think running your car's AC while sitting in traffic on the interstate in 90 degree weather. Think that doesn't use power?
It's really hard to get a good deal when your leaders are negotiating for the other side. This deal is exactly what Obama wanted for his friends in Iran. He doesn't care which sect of Islam wins, as long as Islam wins. He's a traitor.
That's the way government and its agencies are. They never give up; they never quit growing; they never spend less money; and they always want more power over us. Even the average slashdotter should be able to understand the need for smaller, more transparent government. Instead, the average slashdotter seems to want more and more government rules and regulations. I don't understand their logic.
It is official; Netcraft now confirms: slashdot is dead.
Has been all fucking day. Enough already!!!!!!
Consuming garlic on a regular basis will also keep mosquitoes away. I haven't been bit by one in years.
All of Picasso's works were garbage. Only people with a taste for garbage would like anything he did. Hell, I've cleaned a paintbrush on a piece of cloth and created something better than Picasso. I've seen preschoolers with finger paints do better.
I checked a bunch of categories and all I got was "We're sorry, no pros near ZIP xxxxx".
Maybe in the future there will be somebody nearby who can work on something for me. Until then I'll just get by the way I always have. I can live without Amazon's assistance.
There you go, making sense again.
I was raised in a very poor family, one of the poorest in our city, but I have an IQ that's very high, and I always made good grades in school. I don't see the relationship between poverty and smaller brains, nor do I see the relationship between poverty and crime. Of course I was raised in a good family that wasn't trash.
Parental involvement makes more of a difference, and unmarried teens are simply not the best parents. Ask any teacher and they can tell you which students have parents who care.
SCOTUS can go jump. For most of this country's history immigration was a state matter. Go read your history and you'll see that states controlled immigration, and the feds stepped in only when requested. It makes sense when you read the word "state" as "country", the way it was meant to be by the Founders.
Don't they serve Germanwings now at Hooters? I hear they're delicious.
That's the obvious solution, even if you have to make the cockpit bigger. You could have the whole flight crew (not counting the flight attendants) INSIDE the cockpit for the whole flight.
That would be nice, but my bank won't let me use passwords that long. They won't even let me use punctuation or special characters - only upper and lowercase letters, and numbers. Some security, huh?
I've been using this mouse for nearly a year now and I love it. Great DPI, fast, good feel, not too many extra buttons, and the buttons it has are programmable. Good for the games I play and plenty accurate when I use Photoshop.
And it doesn't cost an arm and a leg!
$15.99 at NewEgg.
Exactly my thought, too. Instead of an EXO, why not just make a portable toilet a little bit larger to include space for a couple of beds? At least you'd have a place to go to the bathroom. Cooking could be at a separate, community-based facility.
The EXO is extremely overpriced for what it is - a large plastic box that sleeps four uncomfortably.
I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and I spent most of my time (when not in school) outdoors. We rarely went indoors during summer break, in fact they had to make us come back in during thunderstorms. I was nearsighted by the time I was in 4th grade and had glasses shortly after that.
As an adult I've worked outside for the past 39 years. Still nearsighted and still wear glasses.
What caused my bad vision? Certainly not too much time spent indoors, right?
Call me crazy, but I'd much rather trust corporations than government. Corporations have to answer to shareholders, and to a lesser extent, their customers. Government answers to nobody. Plus, government has the force of arms on their side; corporations don't.
The worst situation is what we have now - corporations and government in bed with each other. Then we're really getting screwed.
But it looks like Apple is playing catchup to Sling TV. Sling TV is available now and for a cheaper per-month price. Apple is going to have to offer better channels than one could get from Sling.
We Americans write it that way because that's the way we say it.
Compare:
"Today is March fourteenth."
"Today is the fourteenth of March."
Four words are more efficient that six words, and it just sounds more natural in speech.