It isn't big government that is the problem. Competition is expensive. Companies will never compete on direct pricing or compete by providing the profit cutting benefits consumers want.
It is far far more profitable to have a gentleman's understanding on these things and give the consumer the choice between a turd and a shit sandwich. Instead of one lousy electric company you will have two or three lousy electric companies who all agree that profit margins should be higher.
Eventually they will succeed in pitching their diarrhea to the consumer and one will come out ahead (probably by eating one of the others and then crushing the third if there is one) and you will be right back to the monopoly you have now but with much higher prices and no oversight.
Sometimes. But usually they are longer because people take the first line that comes along. The mentality which makes you say the rest of that shit doesn't care if its true. It just wants to justify not bothering look past two or three lines.
Thanksgiving eve grocery shopping. Two lines to the self checkout, one for each half. One is three people long the other streams to the end of the store. The three person line has a coupon haggler slowing it down. Three people moved through the long line for every one in the short. I figure being #4 in that line still saved me at least 2hrs.
That mentality is why 70% pile up in the first line and most of the rest in line 2. Which is why stores line Walmart put multiple major lanes so that line one for half the shoppers will be on the opposing side of the store from line 1 (as defined by proximity, not the actual number on the sign) for the other half.
Yes look at the line length, yes look at the cart loads. But when you find a short line before you assume it is tainted you should make eye contact with the cashier. That should tell you all you need to know, including whether the cashier has dull cow eyes.
I've never seen 100 people in line outside of disney world but far be it from me to question your esteemed credentials.
BTW, the other lines aren't an even spread either. They are distributed according to how far the lazy fat bastard consumers would have to walk to see a shorter line. Even among the adventurous ones who look past line 2 they assume there must be something wrong with line 4 because it is so short.
Heres a hint. Take it or leave it. When considering a short line look for cues from the cashier rather than assuming it must be tainted somehow.
"Some stores even have to appoint a person (sometimes two) to point out the opening and get the head of the line moving (thus adding to overhead and the price the customer pays)."
Not really. Like most organizations (in fact more so than most organizations) retail establishments don't pay a significant amount of their bottom line toward the employees staffing the store. A single store manager will make almost as much as the combined floor staff and combined salaries are still just noise in the bottom line.
The unfairness issue of a single person getting stuck as they load the conveyor is not equal to the unfairness of 10 or 20 being stuck.
The time to walk to any line is insignificant compared to the time to checkout or lost due to a price check or other 'blocking io'.
Additionally, customers don't sort themselves efficiently into equal lines. Having worked as a cashier I can tell you that with 5 open lanes, more than 70% will load up in the same lane.
People may psychologically perceive a single long line as being slower but the people who are against this simply like being able to cut ahead of those who don't take the time to seek out the shorter/faster lane.
He did submit the article. He also does have ads on his page promoting his books.
I enjoy many of Bruce's original content when he submits it but just because Bruce is high profile doesn't mean a double standard should be applied. Anyone else using a Slashdot post to drive up their ad/book revenue at the expense of the original article (of the few who click the link fewer yet will end up at the real article) would get negative commentary.
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The link is to a stub article with no real content on Bruce's blog that just points to the real article:
Bruce has useful articles sometimes but it isn't any more legitimate for Bruce to use his blog as gateway page to real articles than anyone else trying to scam hits for content that isn't theirs.
The atomic weight has always been a weighted average that isn't new. What is new is that they are no longer going to print that average as the singular atomic weight. Now they are going to print a range because the abundance of a given isotope varies based on where a sample is gathered.
Freedom of expression covers protesters even when they are wrong. The moment you begin drawing lines that require interpretation you hand your freedoms over to those who do the interpreting.
Wikileaks is a group of journalists who all have 1st amendment rights. It also doesn't matter where wikileaks is located. The bill of rights isn't limited to citizens, they are considered god given rights.
"Protest is NOT launching an attack to try and shut down things you don't like."
I know right? I heard about something like this once. A bunch of guys attacked a ship full of tea in Boston and threw it all off the decks into the sea.
Fscking criminals claimed they were 'protesting' taxes. Then there was that Gandhi character. He broke the law in British India and called it 'protesting'. Here in the US there were criminals like Rosa Parks who broke the law and criminal lovers called it 'protesting'.
The nerve of these people. How dare they do something other than gather in an open space out of everyone's way after applying for and being granted a permit to protest!
"There isn't any excuse for behaviour like this. It also doesn't help your cause."
Agreed. I hope these terrible villains are no more effective than the ones I mentioned above.
"The difference is that "normal" protesting is protected in most western states and the disruption they cause is something you have to endure because they're executing their right to assemble (peacefully) and protest."
lol. In the US you will be arrested for "normal" protesting in rapid fashion. You have to ask the government for a permit to protest here.
As someone else pointed out. This has nothing to do with Assange. That said, he is accused of continuing to have consensual sex after his condom broke.
"These aren't "protesters trying to stop a building project." Like it or not, they're also criminals who are disrupting websites and networks that other folks are paying to use."
You are right. They are protesters engaged in civil disobedience. Which is a perfectly valid form of protest.
While it is true that those engaged in civil disobedience should be prepared for unjust persecution from law enforcement it doesn't make it right.
"...in a way [oakhurstdairy.com] which clearly stated they weren't making unfounded claims about the hormone:"
That would make sense if their label made such claims in the first place. Something it obviously did not do since they merely had to add an additional disclaimer not modify the existing "Farmers' Pledge".
"So, in that light, what exactly was your point? Because all I see here is a win-win for the consumer..."
It wasn't a lose for the consumer in the first place. Monsanto shouldn't be able to make anyone remove information from their labels. Leaving the situation in a state where Monsanto or anyone else can do this is a definite loss for consumers.
There is no evidence that food must be grown organically to be safe either but it still isn't illegal to market your organic produce as being organic!
"The article seems to be detailing diplomacy as usual.
I hear this a lot, and I find it overly cynical."
Maybe you should be a bit more cynical and next time you won't be so shocked. The actions by the CIA and the like aren't even unusual. Did you really think a random glimpse into cables revealed something that isn't happening all the time?
If you find yourself nodding the next time a prosecutor says 'what motive could the police possibly have to frame you?' then you deserve the police state you are walking into. Yes the government really is corrupt. Yes, the government really engages in cover ups, conspiracies, and suppressing the media. Yes, there are alien and conspiracy theory nuts just don't fall for the government disinformation campaign to make you believe those nuts somehow indicate there are no government conspiracies.
Just ask the copyright cartels. Everyone who downloads one of these articles on PG would have bought a copy via the non-existent point of sale otherwise.
And if you don't buy that, they'll point out that PG is limiting the scarcity of the works and devaluing them!
He and every other soldier also swore an oath to defend the constitution and the people of the United States. That trumps any other obligation to the government and military.
If he believes his superiors are classifying information in a way that ultimately hurts the people and betrays the spirit of the constitution he has a duty to take action and that might mean leaking that material.
I've lived in a lot of different locations and order most everything via amazon, ebay, and other online outlets. Tons of shipped items.
For the most part all the carriers do an equally bad job. It is a given the package is going to be abused if shipped and should be packed accordingly. Seriously if the contents are riding on a cushion of custom foam and air bubbles it won't matter if its dropped a couple feet.
As for speed. UPS ground might arrive overnight (if shipped in state) or it could take a full week. Fedex is not fast because fedex ground will never show up early even if it was shipped by your next door neighbor. Fedex is however consistent where UPS is all over the map. And if you are ordering an upgraded 2 day or overnight shipping UPS will often be late where fedex won't.
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It isn't big government that is the problem. Competition is expensive. Companies will never compete on direct pricing or compete by providing the profit cutting benefits consumers want.
It is far far more profitable to have a gentleman's understanding on these things and give the consumer the choice between a turd and a shit sandwich. Instead of one lousy electric company you will have two or three lousy electric companies who all agree that profit margins should be higher.
Eventually they will succeed in pitching their diarrhea to the consumer and one will come out ahead (probably by eating one of the others and then crushing the third if there is one) and you will be right back to the monopoly you have now but with much higher prices and no oversight.
Sometimes. But usually they are longer because people take the first line that comes along. The mentality which makes you say the rest of that shit doesn't care if its true. It just wants to justify not bothering look past two or three lines.
Thanksgiving eve grocery shopping. Two lines to the self checkout, one for each half. One is three people long the other streams to the end of the store. The three person line has a coupon haggler slowing it down. Three people moved through the long line for every one in the short. I figure being #4 in that line still saved me at least 2hrs.
That mentality is why 70% pile up in the first line and most of the rest in line 2. Which is why stores line Walmart put multiple major lanes so that line one for half the shoppers will be on the opposing side of the store from line 1 (as defined by proximity, not the actual number on the sign) for the other half.
Yes look at the line length, yes look at the cart loads. But when you find a short line before you assume it is tainted you should make eye contact with the cashier. That should tell you all you need to know, including whether the cashier has dull cow eyes.
I've never seen 100 people in line outside of disney world but far be it from me to question your esteemed credentials.
BTW, the other lines aren't an even spread either. They are distributed according to how far the lazy fat bastard consumers would have to walk to see a shorter line. Even among the adventurous ones who look past line 2 they assume there must be something wrong with line 4 because it is so short.
Heres a hint. Take it or leave it. When considering a short line look for cues from the cashier rather than assuming it must be tainted somehow.
"Some stores even have to appoint a person (sometimes two) to point out the opening and get the head of the line moving (thus adding to overhead and the price the customer pays)."
Not really. Like most organizations (in fact more so than most organizations) retail establishments don't pay a significant amount of their bottom line toward the employees staffing the store. A single store manager will make almost as much as the combined floor staff and combined salaries are still just noise in the bottom line.
The unfairness issue of a single person getting stuck as they load the conveyor is not equal to the unfairness of 10 or 20 being stuck.
The time to walk to any line is insignificant compared to the time to checkout or lost due to a price check or other 'blocking io'.
Additionally, customers don't sort themselves efficiently into equal lines. Having worked as a cashier I can tell you that with 5 open lanes, more than 70% will load up in the same lane.
People may psychologically perceive a single long line as being slower but the people who are against this simply like being able to cut ahead of those who don't take the time to seek out the shorter/faster lane.
"Bruce Schneier says "
He did submit the article. He also does have ads on his page promoting his books.
I enjoy many of Bruce's original content when he submits it but just because Bruce is high profile doesn't mean a double standard should be applied.
Anyone else using a Slashdot post to drive up their ad/book revenue at the expense of the original article (of the few who click the link fewer yet will end up at the real article) would get negative commentary.
The link is to a stub article with no real content on Bruce's blog that just points to the real article:
http://reason.com/archives/2010/12/07/the-war-on-cameras
Bruce has useful articles sometimes but it isn't any more legitimate for Bruce to use his blog as gateway page to real articles than anyone else trying to scam hits for content that isn't theirs.
The atomic weight has always been a weighted average that isn't new. What is new is that they are no longer going to print that average as the singular atomic weight. Now they are going to print a range because the abundance of a given isotope varies based on where a sample is gathered.
Freedom of expression covers protesters even when they are wrong. The moment you begin drawing lines that require interpretation you hand your freedoms over to those who do the interpreting.
idk the corporate shills might. Microsoft certainly employs quite a few.
It isn't just freedom of speech. It is also freedom of expression. The DDoS attack was a form of protest.
Wikileaks is a group of journalists who all have 1st amendment rights. It also doesn't matter where wikileaks is located. The bill of rights isn't limited to citizens, they are considered god given rights.
"Protest is NOT launching an attack to try and shut down things you don't like."
I know right? I heard about something like this once. A bunch of guys attacked a ship full of tea in Boston and threw it all off the decks into the sea.
Fscking criminals claimed they were 'protesting' taxes. Then there was that Gandhi character. He broke the law in British India and called it 'protesting'. Here in the US there were criminals like Rosa Parks who broke the law and criminal lovers called it 'protesting'.
The nerve of these people. How dare they do something other than gather in an open space out of everyone's way after applying for and being granted a permit to protest!
"There isn't any excuse for behaviour like this. It also doesn't help your cause."
Agreed. I hope these terrible villains are no more effective than the ones I mentioned above.
"The difference is that "normal" protesting is protected in most western states and the disruption they cause is something you have to endure because they're executing their right to assemble (peacefully) and protest."
lol. In the US you will be arrested for "normal" protesting in rapid fashion. You have to ask the government for a permit to protest here.
As someone else pointed out. This has nothing to do with Assange. That said, he is accused of continuing to have consensual sex after his condom broke.
Who cares if he is guilty of this 'crime'?
Civil disobedience is a form of protest. You should look it up. It involves breaking the law and being labeled as a criminal by opponents.
Gandhi liberated india via civil disobedience.
"These aren't "protesters trying to stop a building project." Like it or not, they're also criminals who are disrupting websites and networks that other folks are paying to use."
You are right. They are protesters engaged in civil disobedience. Which is a perfectly valid form of protest.
While it is true that those engaged in civil disobedience should be prepared for unjust persecution from law enforcement it doesn't make it right.
"It is also some kind of hubris to scream about Wikileak's "1st amendment rights" to then attack MC, Paypal, ....and Sarah Palin's website?"
Silly rabbit. The bill of rights is for actual humans.*
* Palin may be human but public figures open themselves to criticism.
Being a tad pedantic aren't we? s/remove/add/ and my point remains the same.
Monsanto forced them to either remove the pledge or add the disclaimer. Either way they are being forced to change their labeling without cause.
"...in a way [oakhurstdairy.com] which clearly stated they weren't making unfounded claims about the hormone:"
That would make sense if their label made such claims in the first place. Something it obviously did not do since they merely had to add an additional disclaimer not modify the existing "Farmers' Pledge".
"So, in that light, what exactly was your point? Because all I see here is a win-win for the consumer..."
It wasn't a lose for the consumer in the first place. Monsanto shouldn't be able to make anyone remove information from their labels. Leaving the situation in a state where Monsanto or anyone else can do this is a definite loss for consumers.
There is no evidence that food must be grown organically to be safe either but it still isn't illegal to market your organic produce as being organic!
"The article seems to be detailing diplomacy as usual.
I hear this a lot, and I find it overly cynical."
Maybe you should be a bit more cynical and next time you won't be so shocked. The actions by the CIA and the like aren't even unusual. Did you really think a random glimpse into cables revealed something that isn't happening all the time?
If you find yourself nodding the next time a prosecutor says 'what motive could the police possibly have to frame you?' then you deserve the police state you are walking into. Yes the government really is corrupt. Yes, the government really engages in cover ups, conspiracies, and suppressing the media. Yes, there are alien and conspiracy theory nuts just don't fall for the government disinformation campaign to make you believe those nuts somehow indicate there are no government conspiracies.
Just ask the copyright cartels. Everyone who downloads one of these articles on PG would have bought a copy via the non-existent point of sale otherwise.
And if you don't buy that, they'll point out that PG is limiting the scarcity of the works and devaluing them!
He and every other soldier also swore an oath to defend the constitution and the people of the United States. That trumps any other obligation to the government and military.
If he believes his superiors are classifying information in a way that ultimately hurts the people and betrays the spirit of the constitution he has a duty to take action and that might mean leaking that material.
I've lived in a lot of different locations and order most everything via amazon, ebay, and other online outlets. Tons of shipped items.
For the most part all the carriers do an equally bad job. It is a given the package is going to be abused if shipped and should be packed accordingly. Seriously if the contents are riding on a cushion of custom foam and air bubbles it won't matter if its dropped a couple feet.
As for speed. UPS ground might arrive overnight (if shipped in state) or it could take a full week. Fedex is not fast because fedex ground will never show up early even if it was shipped by your next door neighbor. Fedex is however consistent where UPS is all over the map. And if you are ordering an upgraded 2 day or overnight shipping UPS will often be late where fedex won't.