Nixon knew all about the graveyard vote in Chicago, and the ballot-box stuffing in West Virginia, but he decided that calling for a recount would damage the country.
How anyone can say this with a straight face is hilarious. Nixon was looking out for the good of the country? Nixon? The only thing Nixon looked out for was himself. "Nixon evaded taxes, accepted illicit campaign contributions, ordered secret bombings, and harassed opponents with executive agencies, wiretaps, and break-ins."
Indeed, the wiki says "However, privately, he encouraged GOP Chair Thruston Morton to push for a recount, which Morton did in 11 states, keeping challenges in the courts into the summer of 1961; the only result was the loss of the State of Hawaii to Kennedy on a recount petitioned by the Kennedy campaign."
Lets please assume absolutely no privacy in any retail facility. Not even in the dressing rooms.
You can throw away your rights, but I'd like to cling to the little bit of privacy that the Supreme Court and Drug War have left us.
The Court has generally ruled that any place where you have a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' cannot be intruded. This has been intepreted to mean bathrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Why should you have any expectation of privacy on somebody else's property, unless you're in an area where they explicitly tell you that you have that privacy?
Because property rights aren't everything, despite what some libertarians would like you to think.
You have a right to privacy on private property--without an explicit declaration from the owner--in any place where one could reasonably expect privacy. This includes bathrooms, changing rooms, etc.
Your analysis is incorrect. Just because there is a 1:1 "understanding" at a casino does not change some fundamental facts.
Monopoly is not a closed system. There are millions of Monopoly sets, and Milton Bradley does not have any central system for tracking the currency in use. AFAIK, these MMOPRGS are another story. Just because the central bank won't buy back the currency for real money does not mean the currency has no value. Try getting the Fed to give you gold or silver for your "Federal Reserve Note" some day. Ha! Only those of us lucky to have Certificates got that privilege, and it went the way of the dodo in the 60s.
I have to agree with the sibling who says it's all about the Nazis. Let's face it, killing creepy monsters with magic just doesn't compare to gunning down Hitler.
You're making the mistake of focusing on the tool, instead of the implementation.
I had a prof (calc 2?) who wrote so much on the board that he had to start erasing before people could write it all down (and yes, this was a lecture room with at least 3 large chalkboards that slid around). It didn't help that his handwriting wasn't great. It also didn't help that his english was poor. I also had several profs who used PP, but did not publish the slides, and of course many who used PP and published the slides.
What's the moral of the story? It's about how the tool is used, not the tool itself. A shitty professor is likely to be shitty no matter what they use. I doubt my calc 2 professor would have suddenly become good if he used PP, and I doubt that some of the shitty professors that used PP would have become good if they suddenly stopped using PP.
Last time I checked, architects weren't really worried about how much water weighs at standard temperature. That kind of trifling calculation is best left to the engineers!
Gold Rush, the Manhunter and the Codename:Iceman series are some of the hardest Sierra games. Some of the other things in GR were ridiculous, too. Like how you had to wait a random amount of time for your brother to mail you (but if you had already played the game, you could sell your house and prepare for your trip..) or how you could miss the stagecoach and be stranded.
That sounds like a problem the cable company has to deal with. I don't see why I should have to take a day off of work because they don't know how to schedule things.
At least 160 people have died as a result of mad cow disease. It is a serious health risk
Sorry, but these two statements fundamentally disagree with each other. A non-communicable disease that has killed 160 people is simply not a serious health risk.
will the taboo against eating human flesh fade away?
IMO, no. While there are historical records of cannibalism, it is rare and generally occurs/occurred only in ritual or dire situations. I think the built-in disguist mechanism would be extremely difficult to overcome.
Yeah, factory farming is fucked up. But that doesn't mean the only "natural" way to eat meat is to hunt it yourself (while half-naked, to boot).
Cooking food does not make the food inherently un-natural. After all, think about how many vegtables (and fungi) are cooked before eating them, but we don't consider that to be un-natural in the least.
One problem that I saw in some industry communications is that the pipelines are still being used to transport higher sulfur fuels. So when they put the ultra low sulfur fuel in the pipeline, it picks up residual sulfur in the pipeline and no longer meets the spec. Oops.
You haven't been in enough offices. There are people who talk on the phone all day at a lot of organizations that ban web surfing. The only reason web surfing is banned is because it's easier to do.
Easy. These stories always generate a lot of discussion (306 comments at my post). Discussion implies readership. Readership implies ad views. Ad views equal money.
Do you really think these people are trying for "world domination"? There are roughly 6.5 billion people in the world. Even if we assume there are ten million "al qaeda", that is 0.15%. World domination and subjugation with a 0.15% population would be quite a feat. And if there are 10 million terrists and this is what they've got, then they haven't got much of a chance. As a reference, our troop strength in Iraq is roughly 0.5%, and we all know how well that's working (and that assumes the population of ~27 million are all american-hating terrists).
Terrorism and radical islamism is a nuisance. Yes, they kill people and yes, we should take reasonable measures to prevent attacks. But we needn't go overboard.
And that's the problem right there. We have unrealistic expectations. Somehow, business was conducted prior to the introduction of the jet aircraft. With the advent of the internet and other techology, I believe that the majority of business meetings do not need to be in person. Yes, there will always be things like conferences, and certain business that must go on in person. These could easily still go on. What has to give is that expectation that you can fly in, conduct the business, and fly out all on the same day.
You do realize that they are forbidden from freight operations by law, right?
Not true. They are authorized to carry "express cargo", and used to until 2004. Union Pacific complained in the late 90s and the political pressures led to cargo service being shutdown. Coincidentally, wink wink, members of the Bush Administration have worked for UP and CSX, and vice-versa. Cheney was on the board of UP before becoming Vice-President.
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Nixon knew all about the graveyard vote in Chicago, and the ballot-box stuffing in West Virginia, but he decided that calling for a recount would damage the country.
How anyone can say this with a straight face is hilarious. Nixon was looking out for the good of the country? Nixon? The only thing Nixon looked out for was himself. "Nixon evaded taxes, accepted illicit campaign contributions, ordered secret bombings, and harassed opponents with executive agencies, wiretaps, and break-ins."
Indeed, the wiki says "However, privately, he encouraged GOP Chair Thruston Morton to push for a recount, which Morton did in 11 states, keeping challenges in the courts into the summer of 1961; the only result was the loss of the State of Hawaii to Kennedy on a recount petitioned by the Kennedy campaign."
Well, now we know how to circumvent an inspection. Keep detailed records of minor incidents, and cover-up the major ones :)
The threat.. implied or real.. of watching employees is often enough to encourage desired behavior. It is a direct application of game theory.
That's not game theory. It's a panopticon.
Lets please assume absolutely no privacy in any retail facility. Not even in the dressing rooms.
You can throw away your rights, but I'd like to cling to the little bit of privacy that the Supreme Court and Drug War have left us.
The Court has generally ruled that any place where you have a 'reasonable expectation of privacy' cannot be intruded. This has been intepreted to mean bathrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Why should you have any expectation of privacy on somebody else's property, unless you're in an area where they explicitly tell you that you have that privacy?
Because property rights aren't everything, despite what some libertarians would like you to think.
You have a right to privacy on private property--without an explicit declaration from the owner--in any place where one could reasonably expect privacy. This includes bathrooms, changing rooms, etc.
Your analysis is incorrect. Just because there is a 1:1 "understanding" at a casino does not change some fundamental facts.
Monopoly is not a closed system. There are millions of Monopoly sets, and Milton Bradley does not have any central system for tracking the currency in use. AFAIK, these MMOPRGS are another story. Just because the central bank won't buy back the currency for real money does not mean the currency has no value. Try getting the Fed to give you gold or silver for your "Federal Reserve Note" some day. Ha! Only those of us lucky to have Certificates got that privilege, and it went the way of the dodo in the 60s.
Layoffs tend to cause a rise in stock price.
Special bonus question: Will step 5 ever execute?
Sure it will. The real question is who gets to execute it.
I have to agree with the sibling who says it's all about the Nazis. Let's face it, killing creepy monsters with magic just doesn't compare to gunning down Hitler.
You're making the mistake of focusing on the tool, instead of the implementation.
I had a prof (calc 2?) who wrote so much on the board that he had to start erasing before people could write it all down (and yes, this was a lecture room with at least 3 large chalkboards that slid around). It didn't help that his handwriting wasn't great. It also didn't help that his english was poor. I also had several profs who used PP, but did not publish the slides, and of course many who used PP and published the slides.
What's the moral of the story? It's about how the tool is used, not the tool itself. A shitty professor is likely to be shitty no matter what they use. I doubt my calc 2 professor would have suddenly become good if he used PP, and I doubt that some of the shitty professors that used PP would have become good if they suddenly stopped using PP.
Did you read the caveat? As an architect
Last time I checked, architects weren't really worried about how much water weighs at standard temperature. That kind of trifling calculation is best left to the engineers!
Gold Rush, the Manhunter and the Codename:Iceman series are some of the hardest Sierra games. Some of the other things in GR were ridiculous, too. Like how you had to wait a random amount of time for your brother to mail you (but if you had already played the game, you could sell your house and prepare for your trip..) or how you could miss the stagecoach and be stranded.
That sounds like a problem the cable company has to deal with. I don't see why I should have to take a day off of work because they don't know how to schedule things.
At least 160 people have died as a result of mad cow disease. It is a serious health risk
Sorry, but these two statements fundamentally disagree with each other. A non-communicable disease that has killed 160 people is simply not a serious health risk.
will the taboo against eating human flesh fade away?
IMO, no. While there are historical records of cannibalism, it is rare and generally occurs/occurred only in ritual or dire situations. I think the built-in disguist mechanism would be extremely difficult to overcome.
False dichotomy anyone?
Yeah, factory farming is fucked up. But that doesn't mean the only "natural" way to eat meat is to hunt it yourself (while half-naked, to boot).
Cooking food does not make the food inherently un-natural. After all, think about how many vegtables (and fungi) are cooked before eating them, but we don't consider that to be un-natural in the least.
One problem that I saw in some industry communications is that the pipelines are still being used to transport higher sulfur fuels. So when they put the ultra low sulfur fuel in the pipeline, it picks up residual sulfur in the pipeline and no longer meets the spec. Oops.
You haven't been in enough offices. There are people who talk on the phone all day at a lot of organizations that ban web surfing. The only reason web surfing is banned is because it's easier to do.
Parent makes a perfectly valid point.. no reason to shit all over it just because we don't all use the same units. -1, overrated.
Easy. These stories always generate a lot of discussion (306 comments at my post). Discussion implies readership. Readership implies ad views. Ad views equal money.
HIV is an INCURABLE disease, which kills %100 of it's victims.
This is not true. Just last week I read this article about people who get HIV but never show any symptoms.
Do you really think these people are trying for "world domination"? There are roughly 6.5 billion people in the world. Even if we assume there are ten million "al qaeda", that is 0.15%. World domination and subjugation with a 0.15% population would be quite a feat. And if there are 10 million terrists and this is what they've got, then they haven't got much of a chance. As a reference, our troop strength in Iraq is roughly 0.5%, and we all know how well that's working (and that assumes the population of ~27 million are all american-hating terrists).
Terrorism and radical islamism is a nuisance. Yes, they kill people and yes, we should take reasonable measures to prevent attacks. But we needn't go overboard.
Actually, you can blame this court for continuing the precedent.
Yes, precedent must be considered. However it is not the end-all. If a specific Court affirms a precedent, they are agreeing with the reasoning.
which is not realistic for business travel
And that's the problem right there. We have unrealistic expectations. Somehow, business was conducted prior to the introduction of the jet aircraft. With the advent of the internet and other techology, I believe that the majority of business meetings do not need to be in person. Yes, there will always be things like conferences, and certain business that must go on in person. These could easily still go on. What has to give is that expectation that you can fly in, conduct the business, and fly out all on the same day.
You do realize that they are forbidden from freight operations by law, right?
Not true. They are authorized to carry "express cargo", and used to until 2004. Union Pacific complained in the late 90s and the political pressures led to cargo service being shutdown. Coincidentally, wink wink, members of the Bush Administration have worked for UP and CSX, and vice-versa. Cheney was on the board of UP before becoming Vice-President.