I didn't specifically say this was due to a GMO tomato, but more in general how the food industry breeds and treats ALL foods....and I stand by my assertion, nutrition and taste is far down the list of priorities.
By the logic of your question, the second crime wasn't at random, the person was singled out for their ethnicity or gender. That specificity makes it a different crime.
Ok...motive is slightly more refined in the second example, but they are both murder...the end result, a human life is extinguished criminally, the person is dead.
Why would #2 be worse than #1...the result is exactly the same, one less person processing oxygen. Both were premeditated murder.
GMO's allow for the use of more pesticides, a necessity in monoculture farming but not a boon for the environment.
Actually, GMO crops such as BT corn use less pesticides. "Roundup-Ready" crops allow the use of milder herbicides, since they can be sprayed when weeds are growing, rather than harsher chemicals that can kill seeds. RR crops also encourage "no-till" farming that can greatly reduce erosion and water pollution.
Yeah, sadly, the thought of taste and nutritional value of food is WAAAAAY down the list of important attributes of the industrial food system.
I feel sorry for kids today, not knowing what a REAL tomato is actually supposed to taste like....that it even is supposed to HAVE a taste.
Can somebody tell me why motivation makes a difference?
Because intent matters. Would you give a murderer who planned his crime with utmost precision the same sentence as the guy who ran over a pedestrian because he was driving too fast?
No, that's not a fair comparison for the question you were trying to answer.
Here's a more apt comparison.
Is it worse for a person to plan to kill someone at random and do it....vs that same person to plan to kill someone at random and was also specifically black/gay/female/indian/muslim ?
The question is, why would it be worse for #2 over #1....a person is still dead, so, what makes it worse if the reason was they were black vs they just didn't like the way you walked down the street?
Dead is dead and in either case it is murder, but some would have you think it was worse in the case of a serial killer that DID differentiate based on race or sexual preference vs a serial killer that did not.
It would appear that all real crime has been solved and no longer is a threat over there.
Now they can turn these expensive law enforcement resources' attention to preventing someones' feelings from being hurt online.
What a great day in age this is that the old fashioned criminal element is no more and we can now concentrate on keeping little Sally's self esteem protected online.
Maybe, but that minority is growing. My employer provides several charging stations. There are also charging stations at my local Walmart, and Costco. The airport and train stations have them. They are fairly common at nicer hotels.
Interesting.
I have yet to ever see a charging station in my city anywhere.
They sure do, if it rocks the boat on what they think is correct speech and politically correct...
Any dissenting speech they try to suppress and usually start by playing the racist or sexist card and then piling on top to do anything to keep that dissenting voice from being heard by anyone.
Serial numbers are hammered in, so filing or sanding them flat out does nothing - deformation runs deep and it is very easy to read "erased" serial on x-ray machine. Hammering a new one over the old one also doesn't erase the old one either.
But, there is NO serial number generated for, nor required for a 80% lower. You don't need one to legally buy it, nor to DIY finishing it and you can legally own a non serial number firearm, like the AR or whatever....
No, you don't. Rights aren't privileges. The right to free speech is inalienable.
To add to this....distasteful, controversial and unpopular speech is exactly the type of speech you most want to protect.
With changing years, and opinions...you never know when the speech YOU feel is right and the most important, will be the one that the masses try to suppress.
It isn't the easy going, popular and non-controversial speech that needs protection.
Well, it is pretty easy to BUY 80% Lowers for different firearms, they usually come with a jig to slap on it, drill out the last little bits, and Voila, you now have a fire arm with NO REGISTRATION or serial number required and you can build the rest from readily available parts....
The animal agriculture industry is responsible for about 18% of all greenhouse gases (depending on source, but all are close). They often are compared to and exceed the pollutants put out by modern cars.
I love a good steak as much as anyone...but I'm often surprised at all the environmentalists out there that never bitch about this one section of the FOOD industry that contributes such a large portion of green house gas.
I guess the Ag/Food industry has better paid lobbyists?
If a person can't handle a confrontational encounter, they shouldn't have left elementary school.
Well, the problem here is...THAT's exactly the thing we've taught all the special snowflakes coming out of our school system.. That everyone is special, you can't say anything that might offend anyone....everyone gets a trophy and everyone deserves a "safe zone".
Trouble is, these snowflakes are hitting the real world now and are un-prepared for the fact that aside from family and REAL friends, no one gives a shit about you, and the world is often a mean and dangerous place.
I'm pretty sure Acxiom did this LOOOOONG ago before this company did.
Hell, back in the mid 90's I was helping on a project there to come up with a unique identifier and to build records upon that for every individual worldwide....
Way back when, they used to cut binders of phone books and scan them in for databases.
They get all the US Postal records, all states that publish/sell drivers license info...
They got info from all those little sheets you fill out when you send in a warranty card....etc.
They work with and clean up TransUnion and the other credit companies...and the credit card companies...etc.
Hell, the US Federal govt uses Acxiom to clean their databases for them, they did after 9/11 and I can guess they still are...
Pensions, Social security medicaid, etc were all designed with less than 10% of the population retired.
And here's the other rub...
Those illegal immigrants are usually getting paid cash under the table..so, they are NOT contributing to the SS, welfare and other funds you mentioned.
But..they DO get the free benefits and stuff that we citizens still have to pay into....
I have the new 2016 OLED 55" from LG on its way from Amazon right now for my bedroom.
I had been toying with the idea to buy this new xbox pretty much JUST for the UHD Bluray player, etc...and streaming, etc.
I was going to treat this much like I did years ago when the PS3 was new, and I'd just gotten a nice new 59" plasma tv for the living room, at that time, I found the best price for a unit that did 3D Bluray and streaming of Netflix (amazon came later)...actually was the PS3.
Frankly, I've hardly ever played a game on it...I tried a few like Red Dead Redemption back in the day, but I found that the controller has just too many buttons for me, is TOO responsive and that while I used to do great at first person shooters, I suck at 3rd person games...as soon as someone would start shooting me in the game, next thing I knew I was staring at the sky or the ground, etc...I just couldn't figure the controls in 3rd person.
Anyway, it has served me great for what I actually intended for it....
I may wait on the next PS or Xbox to see if it is a good unit for viewing media. My new OLED supports HDR and Dolby Vision....and I'm just now starting to research to see if units out there support this new tech too.....
...when the best-case scenario is one where the individual get's all the reward and society gets nothing.
WTF???
Are you seriously thinking that all an individuals' actions should be for the betterment of the larger society?!?!
Where did this mindset come along? That's not the type of individualistic thinking that make this country great.
Sure. we work together, and sure we all make society a good thing to live in, but you're making it sound like it is the primary thing all individuals should strive towards with all their actions and endeavors.
It is the opposite way for MOST things. The individual works to better himself, and gain individual rewards.....society usually benefits down the line, but man, I cannot fathom of thinking of society over myself for hardly any of my actions in life....
Using a projector rather than a LED based screen is what did it for me. Plus I have a 150" picture now
Not terribly useful for the TV in the bedroom....
I usually go to sleep with the TV on, with a timer set to shut itself off after about an hour.
It is kind of my nightlight....I actually have difficulty falling to sleep (or many things) to a 100% quiet and dark room. But that is a LOT of blue light coming in there now with new 65" tv....would be nice to have a "go to sleep" color setting...hmm.
You call $30/mo skinny? $30 for a lifetime is skinny..
Well, compared to the average US cable bill which is WELL over $100/mo.....$30 a month is skinny!!
Don't get me wrong, I like a bargain as much as anyone and am always looking for a good deal. Even though I make a healthy living, I try not to over pay for things. I look for bargains on everything I buy...food, clothes, toys...etc.
However, most all LEGAL things have a price, and you decide what is and isn't reasonable.
I don't mind paying for things that are valuable to me, as that I know other folks have to make a living too.
However..if $30 a month for a TV service is too MUCH for you to afford, then I suggest your time would be better educating yourself or working harder to get a better paying job so that $30 isn't a burden for you to pay a month after necessities of life.
As far as plastic bags go, it wasn't "some". It was "most" - maybe "all". I really really REALLY wanted to dispose of plastic bags properly, but had no way that I could figure out to do so
You can't just throw them in the trash and let the garbagemen take them away??
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I didn't specifically say this was due to a GMO tomato, but more in general how the food industry breeds and treats ALL foods....and I stand by my assertion, nutrition and taste is far down the list of priorities.
Sorry, I do NOT see the difference.
A dead person is a dead person.
Them being shot for being gay or muslim doesn't make their murder ANY more important than someone murdered for wearing argyle socks.
Dead is Dead.
If you go with "hate" crime, you are essentially saying their life is worth more than other peoples' lives.
Ok...motive is slightly more refined in the second example, but they are both murder...the end result, a human life is extinguished criminally, the person is dead.
Why would #2 be worse than #1...the result is exactly the same, one less person processing oxygen. Both were premeditated murder.
Yeah, sadly, the thought of taste and nutritional value of food is WAAAAAY down the list of important attributes of the industrial food system.
I feel sorry for kids today, not knowing what a REAL tomato is actually supposed to taste like....that it even is supposed to HAVE a taste.
No, that's not a fair comparison for the question you were trying to answer.
Here's a more apt comparison.
Is it worse for a person to plan to kill someone at random and do it....vs that same person to plan to kill someone at random and was also specifically black/gay/female/indian/muslim ?
The question is, why would it be worse for #2 over #1....a person is still dead, so, what makes it worse if the reason was they were black vs they just didn't like the way you walked down the street?
Dead is dead and in either case it is murder, but some would have you think it was worse in the case of a serial killer that DID differentiate based on race or sexual preference vs a serial killer that did not.
It would appear that all real crime has been solved and no longer is a threat over there.
Now they can turn these expensive law enforcement resources' attention to preventing someones' feelings from being hurt online.
What a great day in age this is that the old fashioned criminal element is no more and we can now concentrate on keeping little Sally's self esteem protected online.
Interesting.
I have yet to ever see a charging station in my city anywhere.
They sure do, if it rocks the boat on what they think is correct speech and politically correct...
Any dissenting speech they try to suppress and usually start by playing the racist or sexist card and then piling on top to do anything to keep that dissenting voice from being heard by anyone.
But, there is NO serial number generated for, nor required for a 80% lower. You don't need one to legally buy it, nor to DIY finishing it and you can legally own a non serial number firearm, like the AR or whatever....
To add to this....distasteful, controversial and unpopular speech is exactly the type of speech you most want to protect.
With changing years, and opinions...you never know when the speech YOU feel is right and the most important, will be the one that the masses try to suppress.
It isn't the easy going, popular and non-controversial speech that needs protection.
Perfectly legal...Example Here...
Don't most people just throw their phones on their charger at night when they go to sleep???
I love a good steak as much as anyone...but I'm often surprised at all the environmentalists out there that never bitch about this one section of the FOOD industry that contributes such a large portion of green house gas.
I guess the Ag/Food industry has better paid lobbyists?
Maybe make it bluetooth controllable for when they do checks and you turn it on/off as needed.
Well, the problem here is...THAT's exactly the thing we've taught all the special snowflakes coming out of our school system.. That everyone is special, you can't say anything that might offend anyone....everyone gets a trophy and everyone deserves a "safe zone".
Trouble is, these snowflakes are hitting the real world now and are un-prepared for the fact that aside from family and REAL friends, no one gives a shit about you, and the world is often a mean and dangerous place.
Hell, back in the mid 90's I was helping on a project there to come up with a unique identifier and to build records upon that for every individual worldwide....
Way back when, they used to cut binders of phone books and scan them in for databases.
They get all the US Postal records, all states that publish/sell drivers license info...
They got info from all those little sheets you fill out when you send in a warranty card....etc.
They work with and clean up TransUnion and the other credit companies...and the credit card companies...etc.
Hell, the US Federal govt uses Acxiom to clean their databases for them, they did after 9/11 and I can guess they still are...
Hillary Clinton models her latest "strap-on" and you won't believe what she's going to do to Bill with this one....click here to find out!!
Damn...I just went and gave myself a mental picture that I now can NOT un-see.....hahaha.
Welfare for one.
Free schooling for their offspring for another...and pretty much any other social safety net program we have here.
And here's the other rub...
Those illegal immigrants are usually getting paid cash under the table..so, they are NOT contributing to the SS, welfare and other funds you mentioned.
But..they DO get the free benefits and stuff that we citizens still have to pay into....
I have the new 2016 OLED 55" from LG on its way from Amazon right now for my bedroom.
I had been toying with the idea to buy this new xbox pretty much JUST for the UHD Bluray player, etc...and streaming, etc.
I was going to treat this much like I did years ago when the PS3 was new, and I'd just gotten a nice new 59" plasma tv for the living room, at that time, I found the best price for a unit that did 3D Bluray and streaming of Netflix (amazon came later)...actually was the PS3.
Frankly, I've hardly ever played a game on it...I tried a few like Red Dead Redemption back in the day, but I found that the controller has just too many buttons for me, is TOO responsive and that while I used to do great at first person shooters, I suck at 3rd person games...as soon as someone would start shooting me in the game, next thing I knew I was staring at the sky or the ground, etc...I just couldn't figure the controls in 3rd person.
Anyway, it has served me great for what I actually intended for it....
I may wait on the next PS or Xbox to see if it is a good unit for viewing media. My new OLED supports HDR and Dolby Vision....and I'm just now starting to research to see if units out there support this new tech too.....
WTF???
Are you seriously thinking that all an individuals' actions should be for the betterment of the larger society?!?!
Where did this mindset come along? That's not the type of individualistic thinking that make this country great.
Sure. we work together, and sure we all make society a good thing to live in, but you're making it sound like it is the primary thing all individuals should strive towards with all their actions and endeavors.
It is the opposite way for MOST things. The individual works to better himself, and gain individual rewards.....society usually benefits down the line, but man, I cannot fathom of thinking of society over myself for hardly any of my actions in life....
Not terribly useful for the TV in the bedroom....
I usually go to sleep with the TV on, with a timer set to shut itself off after about an hour.
It is kind of my nightlight....I actually have difficulty falling to sleep (or many things) to a 100% quiet and dark room. But that is a LOT of blue light coming in there now with new 65" tv....would be nice to have a "go to sleep" color setting...hmm.
Well, compared to the average US cable bill which is WELL over $100/mo.....$30 a month is skinny!!
Don't get me wrong, I like a bargain as much as anyone and am always looking for a good deal. Even though I make a healthy living, I try not to over pay for things. I look for bargains on everything I buy...food, clothes, toys...etc.
However, most all LEGAL things have a price, and you decide what is and isn't reasonable.
I don't mind paying for things that are valuable to me, as that I know other folks have to make a living too.
However..if $30 a month for a TV service is too MUCH for you to afford, then I suggest your time would be better educating yourself or working harder to get a better paying job so that $30 isn't a burden for you to pay a month after necessities of life.
Err...I dunno where YOU LIVE but those things are quite deductible here in the US.
You can't just throw them in the trash and let the garbagemen take them away??
What's wrong with that...?