Did I even imply I would have either the parent or the children left to dry? It's the system that is sickening. A noble purpose should be served by something better than a corrupt, degrading system.
You are still in denial about the Republicans. Please consider what I believe is a better description of the situation.
The Democrats believe in social spending with taxes to support it. The Republicans believe in social and military spending with nothing to support it. No significant party believes you can just eliminate social spending and consign the disadvantaged to hell.
As an ex Republican leaner (now cured), critical evaluation like that helped me a lot to recognize the insanity on the Republican side.
Except the big problem in the recession has been too little inflation
Try telling that to anyone who actually gets out of the basement to buy food and fuel. They will laugh at that idea, but inside they will be extremely upset.
An interesting point of view. I'm not going to make fun of it, but there are a couple of easily refutable points.
You have the wrong idea of what "nationalizing resources" is. It's when the locals seize the property of those who they see as trying to colonize them. You are talking about "anti-nationalizing". You are talking about building an Empire. It ain't going to happen. There isn't enough military power in ten USAs to do it. Your "world's strongest military" recently hustled itself out of Iraq barely ahead of getting booted out. Now the same thing is happening in Afghanistan. Both are ending up exactly as the USA sought to prevent. That's called L-O-S-I-N-G. One minor country and one den of dirt poor thugs and your "world's strongest military" got its nose bloodied bad and ran home to mama.
Finally, if twice as much money is available to spend, things will end up costing twice as much. Inflation is not a plan, so you can't plan stopping inflation. Not in any more than the very short term. Inflation a natural response.
Reality check. The Republican House passed legislation that automatically imposes extremely heavy cuts on defense spending as well as social spending. That is exactly what the cliff is about. And we fell off the cliff 3 hours and 42 minutes ago.
Oh come now. Congratulations for looking up the income tax. Now maybe you will consider the Social Security tax. That's 12.4% (was over 15% but is currently under a temporary cut to... wait for it... stimulate the economy and help wage earners get through the year. Now, almost every U.S. citizen lives in some state; most states have income tax of 5% or more. Most states also have sales tax rates of around 5%. Finally, add a maze of fees in states which are used as revenue sources rather than to cover services. Add them all up; 30% if decidedly on the low side.
The median personal income in the U.S. for adults 25 or older was $32,140 in 2005. By definition of median, half make less and half make more. Now it's true that those below the median pay very little to no federal income tax, but if employed (even self-employed) most of them pay social security tax after deductions and exemptions, and that is a flat rate. Those particularly in, e.g. Massachusetts, pay a pretty burdensome state income tax because it is also a flat rate. A huge majority of them pay state sales tax; again a flat rate. For those who have a family, particularly single parents, it's a miracle if they can house and feed themselves and obtain necessary transportation, let alone any kind of leisure spending at all.
Now, for purposes of this discussion I won't advance an opinion on whether the taxation is "too" light or "too" heavy. I have a MOST DEFINITE opinion that it is cruelly burdened on the moderate income middle class. Those at the very low end and at the high end get essentially a free ride, even if it is a spartan one at the very low end (except for fat cow single welfare mothers zapping out babies so they can end up with a better standard of living than they could if they were working at $50,000 salary or better). But who can blame them for gaming a grotesquely distorted system?
The other cruel burden is on those retired with modest fixed incomes. Due to insane runaway deficit spending, raging inflation in food, fuel and other essentials is killing them. They tell us inflation is almost nil, yet we know damn well that we are paying TWICE as much for basic staples at the grocery store, as we did only a few years ago.
And look at the insanely unbalanced borrowing rates, due to the holy mess the economy is in, and the outright robbery the government allows the banks to engage in. The consumer spends 19-29% to borrow money on unsecured credit. But the bank pays the same guy a fraction of one percent to borrow HIS money which is on deposit. I vividly remember better days, when the rates were much more in harmony; when we got 5% on savings, and could borrow on credit at no more than 5-10%. Heck, the bank even paid us several percent on CHECKING account balances. No, I'm most definitely not talking about the 1950s. I'm talking about the 1980s.
Agreed that the iPad mini is a piece of utter crap, presumably it was rushed as it couldn't be worked on while Jobs controlled things. I guess there will be a remarkably improved version in 2013 or 2014. Either that, or the guys who control things after Jobs are a bunch of idiots.
If you don't happen to like Timothy's list of desired features, just shut up already rather than belittling what other people want. Evidently you like having your food force fed to you by idiots with no imagination and no desire to serve the particular user under consideration. Fine. We're not making fun of you. We just have a less subservient attitude.
Come on now. Are you a Gnome 3 developer?
Sorry to be harsh, but not half as harsh as you were. "Nobody cares". Sheesh.
I wonder if "traditional methods" include this utterly worthless crap: [12 step program]
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but in this case it's a patently unfounded, and probably bigoted, opinion. I have multiple extended-family members and acquaintances who have been helped, and continue to be helped. Almost certainly some would not be in my life any longer if not for the program. So I sure hope you don't put your belief into effect by influencing people away from the program.
People DO make errors, you know. Even copy editors. It would probably make more sense to urge that submissions pass by two independent editors, than to castigate one editor for making errors.
You can get good fluorescent. Ordinary cheap fluorescent uses crap phosphor and has very poor CRI (60-70) and sickening tint, but good fluorescent uses much better phosphors to yield damn good full spectrum light at 90+ CRI, albeit at a somewhat lower efficiency and higher cost.
So no, any good LED DOES NOT "kick the crap" out of GOOD fluorescent if we are talking about light quality.
Well, of course elevation has everything to do with temperature. Proximity to the seacoast is the other big determinant.
Quito, Ecuador is within 25 km of the equator, but is at an elevation of 2850 m. For each of the twelve months of the year, independently, the average high varies between 18 and 19 C, and the average low, 9 and 11.
Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador is at an elevation of only 27 m, and the corresponding highs are 27-32 and the lows are 20-22. It is right on the coast, which serves to moderate the temperatures greatly. The interior is mostly mountainous.
So in other words, Linus was *right*, and an asshole (GP's word, not mine). Linus' comment was still unprofessional and immature.
This doesn't change the fact that, IMHO, Linus is the greatest positive force in software for over 20 years, a huge asset to the world, and his creation is a bright spot in my life. I also understand he's not going to change and I have no standing to tell him to change. And it's possible there is context/history which is difficult to track down which makes the comment more understandable. But still, unprofessional and immature. None of us are perfect, and all of us have the potential to become better.
I don't disagree with your final conclusion, or any of the supporting points.
Realdreck? Are you kidding? Ever had a gigabit Realdreck that gets stuck at 100 Mbit and won't switch to gigabit even with a reboot - you have to remove power completely? I have. Ever have a Realdreck that, at completely random intervals, locks up not only itself but the entire operating system? I have.
Bingo. There is no reason to even look at anything beyond Intel motherboards unless you are a glutton for punishment. Voice of long experience here. Never the slightest problem with Intel, the prices are right, very reliable, and excellent BIOS features.
Ramanujan is pretty near the top of my list of most admirable humans. His widely encompassing spirituality, the incredible way he developed his own native ability, and his focused obsession which hindered his college learning, are all themes that resonate strongly with me. The story of his life is at once a triumph of the individual human spirit and a tragedy of the life of one of the very finest of us being cut short.
One inconsequential untouched natural feature. It's not going to tell you anything of consequence. Why fuck with it?
There are enough wonders of science all around us, readily to hand, and already contaminated by modern man, to last a trillion lifetime's worth of search for knowledge.
Think how much better off if the entire Congress was behind bars, together with the President and all his cabinet, and most of the top corporate officers. Hey, it's a start.
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Did I even imply I would have either the parent or the children left to dry? It's the system that is sickening. A noble purpose should be served by something better than a corrupt, degrading system.
Or its current synonym: TRAITOR.
My 401k was toasted early in the GW Bush years. Nothing more can happen to it.
You are still in denial about the Republicans. Please consider what I believe is a better description of the situation.
The Democrats believe in social spending with taxes to support it. The Republicans believe in social and military spending with nothing to support it. No significant party believes you can just eliminate social spending and consign the disadvantaged to hell.
As an ex Republican leaner (now cured), critical evaluation like that helped me a lot to recognize the insanity on the Republican side.
Try telling that to anyone who actually gets out of the basement to buy food and fuel. They will laugh at that idea, but inside they will be extremely upset.
An interesting point of view. I'm not going to make fun of it, but there are a couple of easily refutable points.
You have the wrong idea of what "nationalizing resources" is. It's when the locals seize the property of those who they see as trying to colonize them. You are talking about "anti-nationalizing". You are talking about building an Empire. It ain't going to happen. There isn't enough military power in ten USAs to do it. Your "world's strongest military" recently hustled itself out of Iraq barely ahead of getting booted out. Now the same thing is happening in Afghanistan. Both are ending up exactly as the USA sought to prevent. That's called L-O-S-I-N-G. One minor country and one den of dirt poor thugs and your "world's strongest military" got its nose bloodied bad and ran home to mama.
Finally, if twice as much money is available to spend, things will end up costing twice as much. Inflation is not a plan, so you can't plan stopping inflation. Not in any more than the very short term. Inflation a natural response.
So in other words they ARE doing it.
Reality check. The Republican House passed legislation that automatically imposes extremely heavy cuts on defense spending as well as social spending. That is exactly what the cliff is about. And we fell off the cliff 3 hours and 42 minutes ago.
Oh come now. Congratulations for looking up the income tax. Now maybe you will consider the Social Security tax. That's 12.4% (was over 15% but is currently under a temporary cut to ... wait for it ... stimulate the economy and help wage earners get through the year. Now, almost every U.S. citizen lives in some state; most states have income tax of 5% or more. Most states also have sales tax rates of around 5%. Finally, add a maze of fees in states which are used as revenue sources rather than to cover services. Add them all up; 30% if decidedly on the low side.
The median personal income in the U.S. for adults 25 or older was $32,140 in 2005. By definition of median, half make less and half make more. Now it's true that those below the median pay very little to no federal income tax, but if employed (even self-employed) most of them pay social security tax after deductions and exemptions, and that is a flat rate. Those particularly in, e.g. Massachusetts, pay a pretty burdensome state income tax because it is also a flat rate. A huge majority of them pay state sales tax; again a flat rate. For those who have a family, particularly single parents, it's a miracle if they can house and feed themselves and obtain necessary transportation, let alone any kind of leisure spending at all.
Now, for purposes of this discussion I won't advance an opinion on whether the taxation is "too" light or "too" heavy. I have a MOST DEFINITE opinion that it is cruelly burdened on the moderate income middle class. Those at the very low end and at the high end get essentially a free ride, even if it is a spartan one at the very low end (except for fat cow single welfare mothers zapping out babies so they can end up with a better standard of living than they could if they were working at $50,000 salary or better). But who can blame them for gaming a grotesquely distorted system?
The other cruel burden is on those retired with modest fixed incomes. Due to insane runaway deficit spending, raging inflation in food, fuel and other essentials is killing them. They tell us inflation is almost nil, yet we know damn well that we are paying TWICE as much for basic staples at the grocery store, as we did only a few years ago.
And look at the insanely unbalanced borrowing rates, due to the holy mess the economy is in, and the outright robbery the government allows the banks to engage in. The consumer spends 19-29% to borrow money on unsecured credit. But the bank pays the same guy a fraction of one percent to borrow HIS money which is on deposit. I vividly remember better days, when the rates were much more in harmony; when we got 5% on savings, and could borrow on credit at no more than 5-10%. Heck, the bank even paid us several percent on CHECKING account balances. No, I'm most definitely not talking about the 1950s. I'm talking about the 1980s.
Agreed that the iPad mini is a piece of utter crap, presumably it was rushed as it couldn't be worked on while Jobs controlled things. I guess there will be a remarkably improved version in 2013 or 2014. Either that, or the guys who control things after Jobs are a bunch of idiots.
If you don't happen to like Timothy's list of desired features, just shut up already rather than belittling what other people want. Evidently you like having your food force fed to you by idiots with no imagination and no desire to serve the particular user under consideration. Fine. We're not making fun of you. We just have a less subservient attitude.
Come on now. Are you a Gnome 3 developer?
Sorry to be harsh, but not half as harsh as you were. "Nobody cares". Sheesh.
I think it works better this way.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but in this case it's a patently unfounded, and probably bigoted, opinion. I have multiple extended-family members and acquaintances who have been helped, and continue to be helped. Almost certainly some would not be in my life any longer if not for the program. So I sure hope you don't put your belief into effect by influencing people away from the program.
People DO make errors, you know. Even copy editors. It would probably make more sense to urge that submissions pass by two independent editors, than to castigate one editor for making errors.
Bulletin. December hath 31 days.
You can get good fluorescent. Ordinary cheap fluorescent uses crap phosphor and has very poor CRI (60-70) and sickening tint, but good fluorescent uses much better phosphors to yield damn good full spectrum light at 90+ CRI, albeit at a somewhat lower efficiency and higher cost.
So no, any good LED DOES NOT "kick the crap" out of GOOD fluorescent if we are talking about light quality.
Is that in the sun, or in the shade.
Well, of course elevation has everything to do with temperature. Proximity to the seacoast is the other big determinant.
Quito, Ecuador is within 25 km of the equator, but is at an elevation of 2850 m. For each of the twelve months of the year, independently, the average high varies between 18 and 19 C, and the average low, 9 and 11.
Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador is at an elevation of only 27 m, and the corresponding highs are 27-32 and the lows are 20-22. It is right on the coast, which serves to moderate the temperatures greatly. The interior is mostly mountainous.
So in other words, Linus was *right*, and an asshole (GP's word, not mine). Linus' comment was still unprofessional and immature.
This doesn't change the fact that, IMHO, Linus is the greatest positive force in software for over 20 years, a huge asset to the world, and his creation is a bright spot in my life. I also understand he's not going to change and I have no standing to tell him to change. And it's possible there is context/history which is difficult to track down which makes the comment more understandable. But still, unprofessional and immature. None of us are perfect, and all of us have the potential to become better.
I don't disagree with your final conclusion, or any of the supporting points.
Realdreck? Are you kidding? Ever had a gigabit Realdreck that gets stuck at 100 Mbit and won't switch to gigabit even with a reboot - you have to remove power completely? I have. Ever have a Realdreck that, at completely random intervals, locks up not only itself but the entire operating system? I have.
As for Via, only good for landfill.
Realdreck, the bain of my existence as far back as I have clear memory. I also only consider Intel motherboards, primarily for just that reason.
Bingo. There is no reason to even look at anything beyond Intel motherboards unless you are a glutton for punishment. Voice of long experience here. Never the slightest problem with Intel, the prices are right, very reliable, and excellent BIOS features.
Ramanujan is pretty near the top of my list of most admirable humans. His widely encompassing spirituality, the incredible way he developed his own native ability, and his focused obsession which hindered his college learning, are all themes that resonate strongly with me. The story of his life is at once a triumph of the individual human spirit and a tragedy of the life of one of the very finest of us being cut short.
One inconsequential untouched natural feature. It's not going to tell you anything of consequence. Why fuck with it?
There are enough wonders of science all around us, readily to hand, and already contaminated by modern man, to last a trillion lifetime's worth of search for knowledge.
Think how much better off if the entire Congress was behind bars, together with the President and all his cabinet, and most of the top corporate officers. Hey, it's a start.