"Do they similarly tax photographs? How about telephone service? "
Actually yes...at least on the phone thing, most everywhere taxes phone service. At least, according to any bill I've ever had for a phone, landline or cell.
"Bring up an emotionally charged topic like children's protection and you can enact any half-baked political action. They killed Socrates this way, they can sure as hell ratchet down internet rights this way."
Well, I have heard it put forth in the past, that the keys to the Constitution of the US are "terrorists" and "child pr0n".
With either of those two, you can run roughshod over the Constitution.
"Speculation of any sort should be frowned upon in our society. I'm all for capitalisim and making a profit, but buying something just so you can turn around and sell it to someone else for more money, without having made any improvements is just jackassery."
Wow!!
I have honestly never heard this point of view before..?!?!
Goodness, isn't one of the main reasons for buying anything for business, to sell it for a profit? That's why people buy gold, etc....to resell it later for profit.
How long have you held this point of view? Why exactly do you think it is bad? I just can't fathom what is wrong with investing in things for profit in the future.
"I dare say the only way this could work on a national level is to require the user to put in their SSN & birthdate for verification and banning for repeated abuse."
Can't do that, if you did, how would all the illegal undocumented workers get their say in government?!?!?
"Tesco noticed that men who bought baby products often also bought beer or wine in certain stores. Turns out young fathers could be tempted rather easily into buying alcohol if you just put it next to the baby products. Well done for encouraging responsible parenting."
I don't get your point.
Isn't alcohol pretty much a requirement if you have kids to raise?
God knows..when I've been to people's homes that have kids, I can't take it too long without a drink or two, and I don't have to live with it 24/7.
"But the best way to get laid is to take the girl(s) to the cafeteria and listen to all their inane chatting about this, that, and the next thing. Then follow them to their room, and do some more listening. After a few hours of this they'll feel like you're the best guy they've ever met, so you give them a friendly hug, followed by a friendly kiss, and one thing leads to another."
OOH man...that, in general is bad advice!! You do that and you're in extreme danger of entering the "friend zone". The friend zone is NO place to be if you wanna get laid. Instead, you run the real risk of being just a friend...and getting hear about guy, after guy, after guy she sleeps with, and got pissed at for some reason or another.
Now, it isn't bad to have one or two of these...in slow times, they are good to take out as friends, as 'bait'. A quick way to get a good looking girl, is to be seen with a good looking girl.
Yeah..if you wanna settle down with one girl, then after you get them, yes, you gotta start listening somewhat, but, if you're out trying to get laid, doing what you said 9 times out of 10 is the anti-thesis of what you want to be doing.
Take it from someone who took a little too long to learn that early on.
Fortunately, I was already digging up Jaime Sommers' corpse for other uses."
Why? She's not dead...not the character, nor the person.
Remember? She didn't really die...she was frozen till they could cure her, and when she came back, she didn't remember loving Steve, and went off on her own adventures in her Bionic Woman show.
"Now when this happens, several things are different from you playing in the neighborhood and calling your parents every couple hours. First, they aren't in their neighborhood. They are somewhere completely different and foreign to them, most likely beyond a safe walking distance (street crossings, traffic, bad neighborhoods, and so on) for someone that age. Second, they are by themselves, not with a neighbor playing, they are all alone looking for their home. Finally, there is no fucking phone for them to use even if they do remember their phone number.
And don't give me the bullshit that every kid should know their address and phone number by the time they get into school. It's irrelevant because they most likely won't have the money to hit a payphone or the knowledge to reverse the charges, and even if they did while somehow being able to reach the numbers in the phone booth designed for adults and not 5 and 6 year old kids, they don't know where in the hell they are so you still need a way to find them. In a panic, emergency, or stress situations, most normal people not trained to handle the situation will make a critical mistake. Even with training, people still make mistakes and I'm talking about competent adults, not 6 year old kids."
Hmm..."I" knew enough to get home. Yes..I've been lost due to something like this too as a kid. It was a long time ago, but, I think I found a store, borrowed the phone to call my parents. I was about 9-10 at the time I think.
It isn't rocket science...I didn't grow up super sheltered, so there was no need to panic or fear in me. Unless you are raised to panic and be scared of everything, when a situation presents itself, you're not likely to freak out, IMHO.
Heck I was used to being on my own...when Mom took me to the big shopping malls in Dallas when growing up...I'd say I'd meet her at "X" at a set time...and off I'd go on my own around the mall, looking at the skateboard shop, reading books in the book stores, toy stores...etc. I was used to be let on my own at a fairly young age. The meet times were pretty short when young, but, as I got older and more trustworthy, we'd sometimes split most all day, and even if I wanted to find her early, I knew mostly which stores and which departments she'd be in if I wanted to find her.
I can't believe that kids today are more stupid than we were....?
"As a parent with a mentally disabled child, I do not agree.
Our children live in a world still devoid of danger and threat. "
I wouldn't imagine this would be that much of a problem with your type of special child. I mean, since they are in special schools, with teachers that know about their problems, along with what I'd have to imagine is a great deal SMALLER school population, that they'd be watched much more closely than a normal kid in a big public school.
"But don't let it substitute for your kid being responsible for giving you a call later on to let you know what they're up to when they aren't following the usual plan."
Hear hear!!
Goodness...how did we EVER survive as a species before cell phones and GPS trackers??!?!
When I was a kid, I roamed all over the neighborhood, and ones near us. When really young, I had to call home on a neighbor's phone every couple hours or so to check in. If both parents were working, I called Mom at work.
Geez..with all these new 'needs' for tracking kids, and apparent law changes or whatever, I imagine my parents and most of my peers parents would be sued by the state these days for child negligence for how we were raised.
And let's not forget we as kids weren't drugged by our parents like they are today. Amazing we learned in school and survived at all, truly.
"The purpose of a university is not to teach, it's to provide an environment where a student can learn..."
Really? Wow, your college experience was much different than mine. I got the sense that college was there as a last weigh station before you had to face 'real life'...a time to party, go to football games, and get laid.
"Interesting. We had an 80% attendance requirement. If you fell below that, it was an instant fail."
Interesting. When I went to college, all they cared about was if you paid your tuition. Other than that, you were free to attend or not all you wanted. Your grade was ultimately yours to pass or fail, and they didn't care either way.
Most places like that that I know of....college gyms, etc..all require you to show proper college or faculty ID to gain entrance to the facility. With all the recent year schools shoot ups...I"m surprised all colleges aren't more strict than what you describe by letting bums and strangers in to the facilities, much less on campus at all.
"The problem is that's not what she said. Look at the full quote in context and you can agree or disagree, but to portray this as simple racism is just disingenuous."
I have read it, and stick by what I said. Yes, it is a racist statement.
If a white man had said the same thing he'd have been accused of being a racist. Just because she is hispanic and female doesn't excuse her from it....at least, it should not.
From what I've seen of her judicial record, she seems fairly moderate, but, she did make a racist comment, and should be skewered for it just like any other race would have been.
"Talk about screwing things up -- you're just repeating right wing talking points here and they're not even close to true. Read the full speech [nytimes.com] in context."
If a white man had said the same thing she did, but, in reverse with a white man making better decisions that a latin woman, he would have been crucified at least 3x by now...and immediately disqualified.
Well, if that's the case...technically...we've not had a REAL war since like WW2 give or take.
Everything else has been a police action or something. I mean, if that's the case, Vietname == illegal. Korea == illegal?(not sure on this one), Desert Storm 1 == illegal.
I can see your point on this one, and I too do dislike that we've gotten into ANY conflicts without official declaration of war. We should stop this.
However, in my reply to the GP, I was thinking he was going for some type of 'illegal' with regard to some kind of world law on legal/illegal wars.
Internal to the US? No...we've not declared war, and I think we should any time we send armed US troops out in mass. Illegal? I dunno...we've not legally declared a war, but, if not...then it wasn't a war...so, couldn't be an illegal war...hmm.
But with respect to world views...what defines a legal war?? Nothing..it is just war.
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Actually yes...at least on the phone thing, most everywhere taxes phone service. At least, according to any bill I've ever had for a phone, landline or cell.
Well, I have heard it put forth in the past, that the keys to the Constitution of the US are "terrorists" and "child pr0n".
With either of those two, you can run roughshod over the Constitution.
Wow!!
I have honestly never heard this point of view before..?!?!
Goodness, isn't one of the main reasons for buying anything for business, to sell it for a profit? That's why people buy gold, etc....to resell it later for profit.
How long have you held this point of view? Why exactly do you think it is bad? I just can't fathom what is wrong with investing in things for profit in the future.
Can't do that, if you did, how would all the illegal undocumented workers get their say in government?!?!?
Are you a racist? Why do you hate brown people?
I don't get your point.
Isn't alcohol pretty much a requirement if you have kids to raise?
God knows..when I've been to people's homes that have kids, I can't take it too long without a drink or two, and I don't have to live with it 24/7.
As for the younger years...I walked to school 1-4th grade. It was about 2 blocks or so from home.
OOH man...that, in general is bad advice!! You do that and you're in extreme danger of entering the "friend zone". The friend zone is NO place to be if you wanna get laid. Instead, you run the real risk of being just a friend...and getting hear about guy, after guy, after guy she sleeps with, and got pissed at for some reason or another.
Now, it isn't bad to have one or two of these...in slow times, they are good to take out as friends, as 'bait'. A quick way to get a good looking girl, is to be seen with a good looking girl.
Yeah..if you wanna settle down with one girl, then after you get them, yes, you gotta start listening somewhat, but, if you're out trying to get laid, doing what you said 9 times out of 10 is the anti-thesis of what you want to be doing.
Take it from someone who took a little too long to learn that early on.
Actually, what got me was that he wears $1K suits, had I think a $5K diamond ring....yet drove a cheap ass $15,000 car?!?
I have to believe some of that was made up...
Why? She's not dead...not the character, nor the person.
Remember? She didn't really die...she was frozen till they could cure her, and when she came back, she didn't remember loving Steve, and went off on her own adventures in her Bionic Woman show.
"When everyone is out to get you, paranoid is just............good thinking!!"
- J. Fever
Hmm..."I" knew enough to get home. Yes..I've been lost due to something like this too as a kid. It was a long time ago, but, I think I found a store, borrowed the phone to call my parents. I was about 9-10 at the time I think.
It isn't rocket science...I didn't grow up super sheltered, so there was no need to panic or fear in me. Unless you are raised to panic and be scared of everything, when a situation presents itself, you're not likely to freak out, IMHO.
Heck I was used to being on my own...when Mom took me to the big shopping malls in Dallas when growing up...I'd say I'd meet her at "X" at a set time...and off I'd go on my own around the mall, looking at the skateboard shop, reading books in the book stores, toy stores...etc. I was used to be let on my own at a fairly young age. The meet times were pretty short when young, but, as I got older and more trustworthy, we'd sometimes split most all day, and even if I wanted to find her early, I knew mostly which stores and which departments she'd be in if I wanted to find her.
I can't believe that kids today are more stupid than we were....?
I wouldn't imagine this would be that much of a problem with your type of special child. I mean, since they are in special schools, with teachers that know about their problems, along with what I'd have to imagine is a great deal SMALLER school population, that they'd be watched much more closely than a normal kid in a big public school.
Hear hear!!
Goodness...how did we EVER survive as a species before cell phones and GPS trackers??!?!
When I was a kid, I roamed all over the neighborhood, and ones near us. When really young, I had to call home on a neighbor's phone every couple hours or so to check in. If both parents were working, I called Mom at work.
Geez..with all these new 'needs' for tracking kids, and apparent law changes or whatever, I imagine my parents and most of my peers parents would be sued by the state these days for child negligence for how we were raised.
And let's not forget we as kids weren't drugged by our parents like they are today. Amazing we learned in school and survived at all, truly.
Race, nationality, ethnicity...what's the difference? Chinese == Chinese.
On the other hand, if it comes to a choice between kittens and puppies....puppies win hands down IMHO.
I supposed it depends on the people in question.
Really? Wow, your college experience was much different than mine. I got the sense that college was there as a last weigh station before you had to face 'real life'...a time to party, go to football games, and get laid.
Interesting. When I went to college, all they cared about was if you paid your tuition. Other than that, you were free to attend or not all you wanted. Your grade was ultimately yours to pass or fail, and they didn't care either way.
Most places like that that I know of....college gyms, etc..all require you to show proper college or faculty ID to gain entrance to the facility. With all the recent year schools shoot ups...I"m surprised all colleges aren't more strict than what you describe by letting bums and strangers in to the facilities, much less on campus at all.
I have read it, and stick by what I said. Yes, it is a racist statement.
If a white man had said the same thing he'd have been accused of being a racist. Just because she is hispanic and female doesn't excuse her from it....at least, it should not.
From what I've seen of her judicial record, she seems fairly moderate, but, she did make a racist comment, and should be skewered for it just like any other race would have been.
Strangely enough, none of these are requirements to be a justice on the supreme court.
One does not have to be a lawyer at all.
If a white man had said the same thing she did, but, in reverse with a white man making better decisions that a latin woman, he would have been crucified at least 3x by now...and immediately disqualified.
Why the double standard with this woman?
Plan?? Spending even MORE money that the US doesn't have? What's to analyze?
Nope. That's quite easy. They all wear very different hats.
Everything else has been a police action or something. I mean, if that's the case, Vietname == illegal. Korea == illegal?(not sure on this one), Desert Storm 1 == illegal.
I can see your point on this one, and I too do dislike that we've gotten into ANY conflicts without official declaration of war. We should stop this.
However, in my reply to the GP, I was thinking he was going for some type of 'illegal' with regard to some kind of world law on legal/illegal wars.
Internal to the US? No...we've not declared war, and I think we should any time we send armed US troops out in mass. Illegal? I dunno...we've not legally declared a war, but, if not...then it wasn't a war...so, couldn't be an illegal war...hmm.
But with respect to world views...what defines a legal war?? Nothing..it is just war.