We started by breeding the compettion out of them all....that "everyone is a winner" bullshit, with you get a trophy just for processing oxygen.
And apparently we didn't teach them history, like how many in the past died due to socialism, nor did we teach them civics on how govt should work and their part in it...etc.
Well, its been a good run till now....just hope this crap doesn't come to pass till I'm well dead and underground, so that it doesn't affect my quality of life I and my peers worked hard for....
One day, the world will NOT be run by white men, and it will be because of our Internet Democracy giving everyone ELSE a voice. And THEIR share of the pie. Enjoy easy street while you still can, white men.
Yeah,all those old white men got the world to where it is now with technology, governments, world powers....democratic societies, and general growth, etc.
So, let's just chuck them all away, and forget they had anything to do with progress of mankind to date.
Yeah, I'm asking myself, who the fuck has a water heater that is network connectable, much less hooked to the internet?
Network enabled space heaters? Really?
I was also going to ask about AC and regular Central heat, but then I did think that some people have them controllable and accessible through apps.
Frankly, I'd not want to have any of my utilities type things connected in the house, I see no benefit from it, but I can see many negatives.
I just want something that functions a LONG time, and works independently of other things in my home.
I don't need to connect my fridge, or dishwasher or toaster...hell, I wouldn't let the Power or Gas company install a network able connection to my meters....
The internet and being connected has its place, but running my home, is not one of them.
There is a very good argument as to why the labeling should not be required; the first is simply space. There are all sorts of things various interest groups might want on a label (was this picked by union labor, was it picked by an employer that uses e-Verify, what county was it from, what is the distance from the farm to processing center, and so on); if you allowed every group to force its requirements onto the label, you might simply run out of room.
We're not looking to let special interest groups run amuck with label needs. This is just an addition to the ingredients list.
he second is First Amendment related. Labeling requirements are a form of compelled speech, which the courts generally frown upon unless given a good reason. Since no one has yet to show any actual harm from eating GMO foods, that puts a the burden of proof as to why it needs to be on the label on those desiring the labeling.
Well, the ingredients and nutrition labels on food are already mandated, and the listing of GMO.Gene edited, is just an addition to that....since those really are "additions" to the food that wouldn't naturally come there. I mean, you don't label a banana, since it naturally comes that way picked off the tree. But you splice a gene in there or mix with other ingredients and you need an ingredients and nutrition label.
This isn't a new mandated label really, it is just a call for a slight upgrade that the already mandated label have a new category added.
What do you have against people being informed so they can make their own choices?
Do you dislike freedom of choice based on information?
I do, especially when it comes to what I ingest into my body.
The only consumer goods with mandatory labels are those with demonstrated and legally proven side effects hurting users.
Hmm..interesting, I never knew this can of pork and beans I'm looking at, with its mandatory ingredients label had "demonstrated and legally proven side effects hurting users"....or, were you thinking of possible fart dangers after eating?
But then, what about this can of corn, or the box of panko crumbs, or....or......
You act like the NRA is some sort of boogy man out there operating against the will of the US public.
The NRA is made up of and funded BY a great many of the US public, the ones that appreciate the 2nd amendment and enjoy safe, legal firearms ownership and use.
The NRA is their lobbying committee, amongst other growing gun's right organizations.
The NRA is simply representing that massive number of legal and responsible gun owners out there IN the US.
An 80 percent arm (which is a stripped and when delivered an un-usable firearm lower) requires technical know-how and an investment in tools, skills and technologies well beyond the reach/price of a fully-usable lower that you could purchase with a 3-5 day waiting period for (same as a fully functional gun).
Wow..where do you live where you have a 3-5 day waiting period to buy a lower or fully functioning firearm?
I walk in the store, show ID, fill out paperwork, they do the instant check on me and in about 15-30 min I'm walking out the door with my shiny new gun.
Milling out an 80% metal lower, isn't rocket surgery.
They send it to you by mail if you want, with jigs and instructions on how to do it.
Lots of videos out there, but you can mill it out using their jigs and power tools most people have laying around the house.
From there (and in the US, say for an AR, the lower is the ONLY piece of a gun that is considered a firearm by the ATF)...you easily buy the upper (fully put together for maybe $300 or so), and a lower parts kit, can be had for about $60 or so....slap it together and you have a fully functioning, unregistered, unserialized AR....perfectly legal and has been for MANY years.
The only things with 3D printing is they're getting to where you can 3D print a lower out of plastic that will hold up for longer periods of time, especially because the lower isn't really catching much of the stress of the gun firing.
The murder rate in New Hampshire is 1/10th that of Louisiana. Go compare the gun laws in both those states. Here's a hint, one state requires a permit to carry a concealed handgun, and the other does not.
That is absolutely FALSE.
You have to have a carry concealed license in the state of Louisiana to legally carry a concealed firearm.
The thugs committing most of the gun crimes in LA, are in the gangs, mostly in the project areas or immediately surrounding areas, at least here in New Orleans.
And those low lifes aren't going to bother following any new gun laws that seem to only affect the many law abiding citizens that enjoy guns.
I see no need for an expensive watch that runs at best a few days between charges. I already have a phone that's like that.
Honestly, I was once on your train of thought....
But, last year, I had a good bit of disposable cash, and got an apple watch, just as a toy.
I'd not had a watch in a long time, and I'd actually wanted an old fashioned Mickey one, which I couldn't find that looked like the old style with the hands pointing at time, etc.....and the apple watch had that face with the tapping foot, etc.
Anyway, I've become HOOKED on the smartwatch thing. I use it ALL the time for more than a watch.
I use it regularly as my timer for cooking.
I use it at the gym to track my workouts, and also when running/walking/outdoor bicycling to track my path and progress.
It works great doing laps in the pool...I also use it to track my sleep (the app for this is so-so, hoping for a better one to come out).
It is now my main reminder for calendar events, I see my text messages on it,and often answer without having to dig my phone out of my pocket.
I got the one with cell phone coverage in it and I like it when out biking as an emergency phone, as that I can just wear it and leave my bulky phone at home.
I also pair it with BT ear buds for workouts and again, music without having to carry the bulky phone.
I have actually been amazed how much I use the thing and for me at least...it is money well spent!!
Why the ACTUAL FUCK do you believe we have to "overcome weaker nations"? Are you also forgetting the tags around your comment?
Not saying we (as in the US) have to overcome weaker nations, but if WE (as in the US) stop our build up first, we become one of the weaker nations that other stronger nations would be very tempted to overcome.
Unless everyone verifiably puts down their weapons at the same time....the first one to put them down alone eventually becomes a loser to the others.
Also who wants to live in a world that seems to be locked into a continual cycle of war or threat of war? Would be nice if we'd evolve past this bullshit.
The trouble is....who (which nation) stops first and puts themselves into danger in the hopes that the other nations follow the example, vs continuing the race and eventually overcoming the weaker nations?
Know what will happen because of this? Every other nation on the planet that has a space program will now be compelled to do the same. Likely won't be long before there are nuclear warheads in orbit from one country or another. So much for peaceful space exploration. More fucking Dominionist shit from Pence and the Trump administration. I hope Congress votes it down.
You don't think the other super nations aren't doing this too?
I was just reading the other day, maybe on/. even, about the Chinese working to militarize space with their programs.
We don't want to be the only ones that didn't if the other counties do.....right?
I guess the taxi industry lobby is just powerful in NYC.
And I guess goodbye Uber....
From what I understand, most uber use is OUTSIDE in the "burrows" (sp?) and not in manhattan itself....that the NYC area itself is mostly taxi use, and what I would term suburbs were mostly where Uber worked and the taxis weren't out there....
Can someone confirm that?
IF so, they could have maybe capped how many ubers could be called downtown, while letting them run freer outside of downtown which is quite congested as I understand it.....
But no....seems a heavy handed thing just get Uber out period.
Glad I don't live in NY.....but, hey, that's why we have different states and different laws to make the local citizens happy, eh?
Can you find where it is posted the TOS that he broke form Apple and Google simultaneously?
I thought they just didn't agree with his content.
I mean, I don't either, but he should be allowed to spew it....I"ve seen it before and it was whack job stuff, but I didn't see anything in it that it should be banned and booted from YT....
You mean curated/filtered services, if you have conflicting views/interests with these services you will not find the content you are looking for.
Yep, just ask Alex Jones.....
I mean, I'm not a fan of his, it was a bit of a whack job channel on YouTube, but wow....he just got booted.
Strangely, however.....I've not see a lot of other high visibility channels on either side of the spectrum that were as bad if not worse than AJ get booted.
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We started by breeding the compettion out of them all....that "everyone is a winner" bullshit, with you get a trophy just for processing oxygen.
And apparently we didn't teach them history, like how many in the past died due to socialism, nor did we teach them civics on how govt should work and their part in it...etc.
Well, its been a good run till now....just hope this crap doesn't come to pass till I'm well dead and underground, so that it doesn't affect my quality of life I and my peers worked hard for....
Yeah,all those old white men got the world to where it is now with technology, governments, world powers....democratic societies, and general growth, etc.
So, let's just chuck them all away, and forget they had anything to do with progress of mankind to date.
Network enabled space heaters? Really?
I was also going to ask about AC and regular Central heat, but then I did think that some people have them controllable and accessible through apps.
Frankly, I'd not want to have any of my utilities type things connected in the house, I see no benefit from it, but I can see many negatives.
I just want something that functions a LONG time, and works independently of other things in my home.
I don't need to connect my fridge, or dishwasher or toaster...hell, I wouldn't let the Power or Gas company install a network able connection to my meters....
The internet and being connected has its place, but running my home, is not one of them.
We're not looking to let special interest groups run amuck with label needs. This is just an addition to the ingredients list.
Well, the ingredients and nutrition labels on food are already mandated, and the listing of GMO.Gene edited, is just an addition to that....since those really are "additions" to the food that wouldn't naturally come there. I mean, you don't label a banana, since it naturally comes that way picked off the tree. But you splice a gene in there or mix with other ingredients and you need an ingredients and nutrition label.
This isn't a new mandated label really, it is just a call for a slight upgrade that the already mandated label have a new category added.
What do you have against people being informed so they can make their own choices?
Do you dislike freedom of choice based on information?
I do, especially when it comes to what I ingest into my body.
Hmm..interesting, I never knew this can of pork and beans I'm looking at, with its mandatory ingredients label had "demonstrated and legally proven side effects hurting users"....or, were you thinking of possible fart dangers after eating?
But then, what about this can of corn, or the box of panko crumbs, or....or......
Sounds fair to me, no?
I mean, we label already for ingredients, % of carbs, sodium, etc....and I think some states even mandate restaurants label foods on the menu....
So, why not do this here too...for GMO and gene-edited and give the consumer the info they need to make their own health choices?
But it doesn't negate that they are a lobby group made up of and FOR the rights of all gun owners.
You act like the NRA is some sort of boogy man out there operating against the will of the US public.
The NRA is made up of and funded BY a great many of the US public, the ones that appreciate the 2nd amendment and enjoy safe, legal firearms ownership and use.
The NRA is their lobbying committee, amongst other growing gun's right organizations.
The NRA is simply representing that massive number of legal and responsible gun owners out there IN the US.
Wow..where do you live where you have a 3-5 day waiting period to buy a lower or fully functioning firearm?
I walk in the store, show ID, fill out paperwork, they do the instant check on me and in about 15-30 min I'm walking out the door with my shiny new gun.
Milling out an 80% metal lower, isn't rocket surgery.
They send it to you by mail if you want, with jigs and instructions on how to do it.
Lots of videos out there, but you can mill it out using their jigs and power tools most people have laying around the house.
From there (and in the US, say for an AR, the lower is the ONLY piece of a gun that is considered a firearm by the ATF)...you easily buy the upper (fully put together for maybe $300 or so), and a lower parts kit, can be had for about $60 or so....slap it together and you have a fully functioning, unregistered, unserialized AR....perfectly legal and has been for MANY years.
The only things with 3D printing is they're getting to where you can 3D print a lower out of plastic that will hold up for longer periods of time, especially because the lower isn't really catching much of the stress of the gun firing.
That is absolutely FALSE.
You have to have a carry concealed license in the state of Louisiana to legally carry a concealed firearm.
The thugs committing most of the gun crimes in LA, are in the gangs, mostly in the project areas or immediately surrounding areas, at least here in New Orleans.
And those low lifes aren't going to bother following any new gun laws that seem to only affect the many law abiding citizens that enjoy guns.
I've heard that Texas has been considering this for YEARS.....
They figure if they have to have the people, they might as well get the real estate that goes with them......
Honestly, I was once on your train of thought....
But, last year, I had a good bit of disposable cash, and got an apple watch, just as a toy.
I'd not had a watch in a long time, and I'd actually wanted an old fashioned Mickey one, which I couldn't find that looked like the old style with the hands pointing at time, etc.....and the apple watch had that face with the tapping foot, etc.
Anyway, I've become HOOKED on the smartwatch thing. I use it ALL the time for more than a watch.
I use it regularly as my timer for cooking.
I use it at the gym to track my workouts, and also when running/walking/outdoor bicycling to track my path and progress.
It works great doing laps in the pool...I also use it to track my sleep (the app for this is so-so, hoping for a better one to come out).
It is now my main reminder for calendar events, I see my text messages on it,and often answer without having to dig my phone out of my pocket.
I got the one with cell phone coverage in it and I like it when out biking as an emergency phone, as that I can just wear it and leave my bulky phone at home.
I also pair it with BT ear buds for workouts and again, music without having to carry the bulky phone.
I have actually been amazed how much I use the thing and for me at least...it is money well spent!!
How do big waves explain the disappearance of aircraft??
Kinda like them splicing jellyfish DNA into our food source vegetation, eh?
Not saying we (as in the US) have to overcome weaker nations, but if WE (as in the US) stop our build up first, we become one of the weaker nations that other stronger nations would be very tempted to overcome.
Unless everyone verifiably puts down their weapons at the same time....the first one to put them down alone eventually becomes a loser to the others.
The trouble is....who (which nation) stops first and puts themselves into danger in the hopes that the other nations follow the example, vs continuing the race and eventually overcoming the weaker nations?
You don't think the other super nations aren't doing this too?
I was just reading the other day, maybe on /. even, about the Chinese working to militarize space with their programs.
We don't want to be the only ones that didn't if the other counties do.....right?
It was on CNBC this morning, I heard it first time on Squawkbox I think.....got busy after that.
If that were the case, wouldn't Hillary have won.....?
And I guess goodbye Uber....
From what I understand, most uber use is OUTSIDE in the "burrows" (sp?) and not in manhattan itself....that the NYC area itself is mostly taxi use, and what I would term suburbs were mostly where Uber worked and the taxis weren't out there....
Can someone confirm that?
IF so, they could have maybe capped how many ubers could be called downtown, while letting them run freer outside of downtown which is quite congested as I understand it.....
But no....seems a heavy handed thing just get Uber out period.
Glad I don't live in NY.....but, hey, that's why we have different states and different laws to make the local citizens happy, eh?
Can you find where it is posted the TOS that he broke form Apple and Google simultaneously?
I thought they just didn't agree with his content.
I mean, I don't either, but he should be allowed to spew it....I"ve seen it before and it was whack job stuff, but I didn't see anything in it that it should be banned and booted from YT....
Yep, just ask Alex Jones.....
I mean, I'm not a fan of his, it was a bit of a whack job channel on YouTube, but wow....he just got booted.
Strangely, however.....I've not see a lot of other high visibility channels on either side of the spectrum that were as bad if not worse than AJ get booted.
Often with women, the symptoms are very subtle, not the overt chest pressure and discomfort that men readily feel and will know is a problem.
I'm guessing that female doctors are likely more in tune with women and can sense what's going on a bit better than men can.....
That might be part of it.....
Yeah, but according to some, a simple common sense solution like this is apparently "racist" these days.......