For all the talk about how the US is not socialized, please explain how the top half pays the whole bill.
Because they have all the fucking money!
and the bottom quarter actually gets money out?
The bottom quarter don't have a pot to piss in, mainly due to the shitty economic conditions that the politicians bought by said wealthy have put in place so that they can line their pockets ever deeper.
That, by definition, is government transferring wealth which is very socialistic.
My issue with this kind of randomness is that it reduces the skill depth of the game. Consider, for example, a variant where you could choose which crew member to send on a likely-suicidal mission. You'd have the same chance of somebody dying, but now there'd be a bigger incentive to have redundant crew. Or lacking that, you could choose which of your trained crewpeople, or what racial bonus, you least need.
FTL does do that, as when you make your choices during a certain scenario, such as the space station that has a fire. Normally you have the choice to go in and help, which will randomly let you know if you are successful or not. But, if you have a Rock crewmember, you get a blue choice that automatically succeeds, as the Rock crew are immune to fire. You can also get a blue choice if your ship has the correct equipment, such as a repair drone, improved sensors, or the correct weapon mounted.
Very fun game, you will tend to lose more often than you win, but that is part of the fun.
You have no idea how frustrating it is as a Southerner to be constantly condescended upon because of our supposedly lousy driving skills. I don't care HOW skilled you are at driving on snow or ice, when you crest an ice-covered hill with a curve at the bottom, even if you're driving 1 MPH, you're going to go off the road or crash into the curb (or the car) at the bottom.
Every time I see one of these "lrn2drv" smug posts, I want to invite that person to come on down and drive on a road that is completely untreated in a car that is completely unequipped for snow/ice driving. In this case, I'd love to get them to try it in the middle of an Atlanta rush hour that was as popped out on steroids as it has ever been in the history of the city. Yes, we're not used to driving on ice. Yes, there are some fools who do it wrong. But I've seen people who are the most careful of drivers creeping along at a snail's pace still have wrecks because, believe it or not, when your roads have no snow or ice for 999 out of 1000 days in a row and no one has prepared for the eventuality that they might, and your government is run by "don't spend money for any reason"/"let's err against the side of safety" idiots, shit happens.
If the situation is like that then the smart choice is to stay home (or where you are at the time). I'm in MN, and there are conditions from time to time where you DO NOT TRAVEL, such as freezing rain or whiteout blizzards. If you do, you endanger your life as well as the other idiots on the road with you, AND the emergency personnel that have to try and rescue you.
However as is always the case in america, 45% of the country will blame the republicans and their supporters, 45% will blame the democrats and their supporters.
Yeah, but what I want to know is, who will the remaining 20% blame?
Choosing not to decide is still a choice. You could choose to flip a coin, and let fate decide, that is to say, allow the choice to be a random one, but you are still chooing not to decide.
because if they all end up with 15 year sentences, people might start asking why we're such a sensitive target thats so dangerous to attack. it might draw more attention to our business practices and confidential information. our own employees might become sympathetic, nay, might start 'leaking' information on how we skirt banking regulations and use our market dominance to arbitrarily freeze funds or hold 30% of transactions for 90 days, or how we refuse to pay bug bounties and lock out entire countries without explanation.
so if we could just stop over-reacting to this silly hacktivism and just go about our business that would be swell.
- pour shot of tequila - sprinkle dash of salt on back of hand - hold slice of lime in fingers - pick up shot with right hand while throwing salt over shoulder and simultaneously squeezing lime in left eye - While pain in eye has you distracted, toss insect in mouth and chase with tequila.
Bah, it's even easier. Just inhale deeply at the wrong time. Happened to me twice this month already.:P
And it would give someone's location whenever asked.
But only when asked. How many times were they looking for the person in question only to have the computer answer: "He is not on the ship. He left 3 hours ago." So the computer knew, *but didn't tell anyone!*
This is priceless libertarian pro-corporate agita:D
How about saving people from the endless screaming via ads about having to use whatever new chemicals that will make us shiny, youthful and lovable? People are bombarded with advertising crap every day, sometimes all day non-stop. It is absolutely essential to push back on the worst of their getting rich through innovative chemistry schemes. Corporations do not have a right to propagandize (and even force) us into using their products in the absence of skepticism.
If I was dictator-for-life I'd ban advertisements for drug companies, lawyers, and politicians. Punishable by putting their heads on pikes.
I have to drive 2 hours to get pork from a family farm. A normal grocery store is less than 10 minutes away.
Then get a freezer and then buy a half or whole hog. One 2 hour trip to the farm once or twice a year is worth it if you want to be certain of what is in your meat.
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walking on water being scientifically possible.
Last time I checked, it was very possible to walk on snow and/or ice.
"Why is any object we don't understand always called a thing?"
But he could only become invisible when no one was looking (not even himself), and no cameras were on him."
/quote
His power would only fail if someone was looking at him. Cameras did not count. In the movie he successfully used his power to bypass a sentry gun.
For all the talk about how the US is not socialized, please explain how the top half pays the whole bill.
Because they have all the fucking money!
and the bottom quarter actually gets money out?
The bottom quarter don't have a pot to piss in, mainly due to the shitty economic conditions that the politicians bought by said wealthy have put in place so that they can line their pockets ever deeper.
That, by definition, is government transferring wealth which is very socialistic.
We could use a lot more "socialistic".
Simple as that. It's like wanting boys to play with dolls and girls to play with toy cars. Is not lack of competence of women, is lack of interest.
They're not dolls, they're action figures!!!
Ah yes, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep... quite good, funny with some serious drama in there relating to the main story in Borderlands 2.
Charisma is a dump stat...
I'd rather see this:
http://news.nationalgeographic...
Science is Faith's eternal enemy!
Science is not Faith's eternal enemy. Faith is Science's eternal enemy.
Ignorance is Science's eternal enemy. Faith in and of itself is not Science's enemy, but it is not unusual for Faith and Ignorance to go hand in hand.
My issue with this kind of randomness is that it reduces the skill depth of the game. Consider, for example, a variant where you could choose which crew member to send on a likely-suicidal mission. You'd have the same chance of somebody dying, but now there'd be a bigger incentive to have redundant crew. Or lacking that, you could choose which of your trained crewpeople, or what racial bonus, you least need.
FTL does do that, as when you make your choices during a certain scenario, such as the space station that has a fire. Normally you have the choice to go in and help, which will randomly let you know if you are successful or not. But, if you have a Rock crewmember, you get a blue choice that automatically succeeds, as the Rock crew are immune to fire. You can also get a blue choice if your ship has the correct equipment, such as a repair drone, improved sensors, or the correct weapon mounted.
Very fun game, you will tend to lose more often than you win, but that is part of the fun.
100F+ temps in the Midwest (install air conditioners)
Not exactly unusual in the Midwest. Gotta love MN with a 150F temperature range...
post to undo bad mod, sorry
THANK YOU!!!
You have no idea how frustrating it is as a Southerner to be constantly condescended upon because of our supposedly lousy driving skills. I don't care HOW skilled you are at driving on snow or ice, when you crest an ice-covered hill with a curve at the bottom, even if you're driving 1 MPH, you're going to go off the road or crash into the curb (or the car) at the bottom.
Every time I see one of these "lrn2drv" smug posts, I want to invite that person to come on down and drive on a road that is completely untreated in a car that is completely unequipped for snow/ice driving. In this case, I'd love to get them to try it in the middle of an Atlanta rush hour that was as popped out on steroids as it has ever been in the history of the city. Yes, we're not used to driving on ice. Yes, there are some fools who do it wrong. But I've seen people who are the most careful of drivers creeping along at a snail's pace still have wrecks because, believe it or not, when your roads have no snow or ice for 999 out of 1000 days in a row and no one has prepared for the eventuality that they might, and your government is run by "don't spend money for any reason"/"let's err against the side of safety" idiots, shit happens.
If the situation is like that then the smart choice is to stay home (or where you are at the time). I'm in MN, and there are conditions from time to time where you DO NOT TRAVEL, such as freezing rain or whiteout blizzards. If you do, you endanger your life as well as the other idiots on the road with you, AND the emergency personnel that have to try and rescue you.
TL,DR version: Stay off the ice.
However as is always the case in america, 45% of the country will blame the republicans and their supporters, 45% will blame the democrats and their supporters.
Yeah, but what I want to know is, who will the remaining 20% blame?
I blame the math teachers.
posting to undo wrong mod... sorry
Choosing not to decide is still a choice.
You could choose to flip a coin, and let fate decide, that is to say, allow the choice to be a random one, but you are still chooing not to decide.
I will choose Freewill!
because if they all end up with 15 year sentences, people might start asking why we're such a sensitive target thats so dangerous to attack. it might draw more attention to our business practices and confidential information. our own employees might become sympathetic, nay, might start 'leaking' information on how we skirt banking regulations and use our market dominance to arbitrarily freeze funds or hold 30% of transactions for 90 days, or how we refuse to pay bug bounties and lock out entire countries without explanation.
so if we could just stop over-reacting to this silly hacktivism and just go about our business that would be swell.
Yeah, and I might be a Chinese jet pilot...
Steve Wozniak. He would be one of the few that could turn Microsoft around and back into a tech company that changes the world in a good way.
Sadly, MSFT board members are not interested in that.
I seriously doubt that the Woz would even be remotely interested...
On the other hand, doing what your boss asks of you, even when it's wasting your time in a useless meeting, is your job!
If the meetings prevent you from doing the useful part of your job, tell your boss. If not, sit there quietly, you're paid to take a break.
The pay's the same no matter what I do.
- pour shot of tequila
- sprinkle dash of salt on back of hand
- hold slice of lime in fingers
- pick up shot with right hand while throwing salt over shoulder and simultaneously squeezing lime in left eye
- While pain in eye has you distracted, toss insect in mouth and chase with tequila.
Bah, it's even easier. Just inhale deeply at the wrong time. Happened to me twice this month already. :P
Did the lawyer represent the bed bugs, or the hotel owner?
The bed bugs, obviously. Bloodsuckers have to watch out for each other, you know?
And it would give someone's location whenever asked.
But only when asked. How many times were they looking for the person in question only to have the computer answer: "He is not on the ship. He left 3 hours ago." So the computer knew, *but didn't tell anyone!*
This is priceless libertarian pro-corporate agita :D
How about saving people from the endless screaming via ads about having to use whatever new chemicals that will make us shiny, youthful and lovable? People are bombarded with advertising crap every day, sometimes all day non-stop. It is absolutely essential to push back on the worst of their getting rich through innovative chemistry schemes. Corporations do not have a right to propagandize (and even force) us into using their products in the absence of skepticism.
If I was dictator-for-life I'd ban advertisements for drug companies, lawyers, and politicians. Punishable by putting their heads on pikes.
Try reading.
I have to drive 2 hours to get pork from a family farm. A normal grocery store is less than 10 minutes away.
Then get a freezer and then buy a half or whole hog. One 2 hour trip to the farm once or twice a year is worth it if you want to be certain of what is in your meat.
Sounds like it would be a perfect replacement for the real thing.