EWs truly are a waste of money. Appliances either suffer infant mortality (first few months) or end-of-life mortality (15-20 years). The infant mortality is covered by the manufacturer's 1 year deal, and EOL is just EOL. Extended warranty covers neither of these two cases.
That's a very good point. I wish I had some mod points to dole out today.
Yeah, somebody talked about wanting something *now*. Otherwise, order online and ship overnight is close enough to *now* for electronics. If you really need computer parts on an hour's notice, you should keep them in stock yourself - there's no guarantee a store would have what you need on hand anyway.
I went to an Ivy League school in electrical engineering. Of the people I kept in touch with, no one lasted more than 5 years with a career in engineering. The smarter ones bailed for business quicker, dumb ones like me got a PhD in engineering trying to improve my engineering opportunities, but in the end, we all moved to business because the opportunities were better.
...Teachers unions hate vouchers because vouchers will harm most children. Sometimes they are actually looking out for the good of the children, even if your opinion differs from theirs.
The spectacle would be hilarious if it wasn't destroying hopes and lives of millions of children a year. The teacher's unions are in a stiff race with the Catholic Church for who can simultaneously screw children the hardest, while sanctimoniously spouting that "it's all for the children".
Basic fantasy. Less magic and more grit than the usual. Less epic and all powerful, more human sized. It was the first book that came to mind, and no one else brought it up.
I wasn't denying the reports of red heads being attacked, I was questioning the underlying motives of the attackers.
But reading up a bit on redheads at Wikipedia, I see the section on Gingerism. My guess is that the high prevalence in Britain came about because of the correlation to Irish and Scottish nationality. When the "others" have a correlating distinguishing physical characteristic, it isn't surprising that hatred gets transferred to the characteristic itself.
In the US, I don't think Gingerism is that prevalent, and where there is any prejudice at all against redheads, it's on the order of antipathy some have for people with big noses or blond hair.
I grew up in Hawaii where white children were near the bottom of the social pecking order, and were actively targeted for abuse. Being blond, I stood out as "extra white", and saw more abuse come my way because of it. But there was no particular ideology grown up over hating blond hair. Maybe if they had been given a few hundred years with whites as an underclass, they might have gotten around to it.
There's a difference between being a Ginger Hater and using a observable physical characteristic as something to yak on when you decide to be a schmuck to someone. You're tall, you're thin, you're fat, you have big/small head, ear, lips, butt, hands, feet, etc.
I'm sure I've seen people give shit to people while pointing out all those things, including red hair. But I've never encountered expressions of some Gingerist ideology, where people have some specific grudge or antipathy toward red haired people. They may find them more or less attractive than average, but that's as far as I've ever seen it go.
I grew up in Hawaii, where all caucasians (like myself) were known as haoles (pronounced howlies), were considered indistinguishable, and were all disliked together. When I went to college on "the mainland", as we called the continental US, I made the astounding discovery that white folks could give me shit too, although in their case, they were mainly just being asses. Oh, they'd find something to squawk about, but it was really just a rationalization for why they were being asses.
So what evidence do you have that there are actual GInger Haters out there, besides some people who are asses to red haired people while putting them down for having red hair?
I've always thought the 'Gingers have no souls' bit was invented totally by Matt Stone, a Jewish/Irish/American ginger, for 'South Park' as a 'take that' for Jewish critics of the show who describe him as a 'Self-hating Jew'.
I've always thought that Ginger skin-tone and hair coloration was very attractive on women. I've not heard a lot of disrespect for Gingers before the South Park episode, and then it's been entirely tongue-in-cheek.
Yeah, I don't think I ever heard the term before South Park. Now I find it all hilarious. And I agree about the attractivenes of the skin tone and hair color, although I still don't find freckles very fetching.
Is anyone in the world actually a Ginger hater? I'm surprised at seeing a few people get their panties in a bunch over this.
The job category should have objective standardized *tests* that can be taken to qualify for the job.
If an American passes, you don't have to hire him, but you can't hire an H1B. And if no American passes, the H1B still has to pass the test at a certified testing site to be hired.
He is absolutely right. Trying to find competant technical folks at least in my field (networks) is just about impossible. The jobs are available all over the place, it's just people are not qualified.
"If the Federal Government can regulate growing a half-dozen cannabis plants for personal consumption (not because it is interstate commerce, but because it is inextricably bound up with interstate commerce), then Congress' Article I powers -- as expanded by the Necessary and Proper Clause -- have no meaningful limits. Whether Congress aims at the possession of drugs, guns, or any number of other items, it may continue to "appropria[te] state police powers under the guise of regulating commerce."
and further:
"If the majority is to be taken seriously, the Federal Government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives, and potluck suppers throughout the 50 States. This makes a mockery of Madison's assurance to the people of New York that the "powers delegated" to the Federal Government are "few and defined", while those of the States are "numerous and indefinite." "
Oh please. H1-B has its problems to be sure, but you invalidate your entire argument when you claim that they make $30k; all the research shows H1-Bs usually cost about as much as Citizens do.
There's a difference between what an H1-B employee *costs* to a company, after all the pimps have been paid, and what the H1-B employee *makes* himself. Generally a big difference.
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Maybe that's the point - they don't want *you* to be able to change it yourself. That seems like Apple's style.
I agree. Micro sim cards are bad enough already. If they get smaller, I'll need tweezers and a jeweler's loop to deal with them.
Last I checked, Monoprice had the best prices on cables.
EWs truly are a waste of money. Appliances either suffer infant mortality (first few months) or end-of-life mortality (15-20 years). The infant mortality is covered by the manufacturer's 1 year deal, and EOL is just EOL. Extended warranty covers neither of these two cases.
That's a very good point. I wish I had some mod points to dole out today.
Yeah, somebody talked about wanting something *now*. Otherwise, order online and ship overnight is close enough to *now* for electronics. If you really need computer parts on an hour's notice, you should keep them in stock yourself - there's no guarantee a store would have what you need on hand anyway.
The Chinese make war by "stealing OUR ideas" instead of blowing things up and killing people, like civilized countries do. Waaaaaaaah!
Left elbow on door armrest, holding steering wheel if cruising. Add right hand at 2 if maneuvering.
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Anyone else remember The Medusa Touch?
Maybe Grandma doesn't *see* them happen, she *makes* them happen. That's one way to look like you have precog.
The parents also have the option to ignore, subvert, and undermine the application of those laws.
And no, that isn't anarchy. People jaywalk all the time. Goverments, law, and order haven't ceased to exist because of it.
Within their legal rights does not equal right. That's the problem; the laws are wrong, not right.
I think most here are pissed about IP Laws in general, and this asshat application of them is another opportunity to fume and vent over it.
I thought Texas was one of the worst offenders for ridiculous intellectual property laws, and was a preferred court venue for IP shakedowns.
I went to an Ivy League school in electrical engineering. Of the people I kept in touch with, no one lasted more than 5 years with a career in engineering. The smarter ones bailed for business quicker, dumb ones like me got a PhD in engineering trying to improve my engineering opportunities, but in the end, we all moved to business because the opportunities were better.
...Teachers unions hate vouchers because vouchers will harm most children. Sometimes they are actually looking out for the good of the children, even if your opinion differs from theirs.
The spectacle would be hilarious if it wasn't destroying hopes and lives of millions of children a year. The teacher's unions are in a stiff race with the Catholic Church for who can simultaneously screw children the hardest, while sanctimoniously spouting that "it's all for the children".
I remember Macroscope too, but surely Piers Anthony is not forgotten?
The Book of Isle Series.
Basic fantasy. Less magic and more grit than the usual. Less epic and all powerful, more human sized. It was the first book that came to mind, and no one else brought it up.
I wasn't denying the reports of red heads being attacked, I was questioning the underlying motives of the attackers.
But reading up a bit on redheads at Wikipedia, I see the section on Gingerism. My guess is that the high prevalence in Britain came about because of the correlation to Irish and Scottish nationality. When the "others" have a correlating distinguishing physical characteristic, it isn't surprising that hatred gets transferred to the characteristic itself.
In the US, I don't think Gingerism is that prevalent, and where there is any prejudice at all against redheads, it's on the order of antipathy some have for people with big noses or blond hair.
I grew up in Hawaii where white children were near the bottom of the social pecking order, and were actively targeted for abuse. Being blond, I stood out as "extra white", and saw more abuse come my way because of it. But there was no particular ideology grown up over hating blond hair. Maybe if they had been given a few hundred years with whites as an underclass, they might have gotten around to it.
Everyone has to put up with crap.
There's a difference between being a Ginger Hater and using a observable physical characteristic as something to yak on when you decide to be a schmuck to someone. You're tall, you're thin, you're fat, you have big/small head, ear, lips, butt, hands, feet, etc.
I'm sure I've seen people give shit to people while pointing out all those things, including red hair. But I've never encountered expressions of some Gingerist ideology, where people have some specific grudge or antipathy toward red haired people. They may find them more or less attractive than average, but that's as far as I've ever seen it go.
I grew up in Hawaii, where all caucasians (like myself) were known as haoles (pronounced howlies), were considered indistinguishable, and were all disliked together. When I went to college on "the mainland", as we called the continental US, I made the astounding discovery that white folks could give me shit too, although in their case, they were mainly just being asses. Oh, they'd find something to squawk about, but it was really just a rationalization for why they were being asses.
So what evidence do you have that there are actual GInger Haters out there, besides some people who are asses to red haired people while putting them down for having red hair?
I've always thought the 'Gingers have no souls' bit was invented totally by Matt Stone, a Jewish/Irish/American ginger, for 'South Park' as a 'take that' for Jewish critics of the show who describe him as a 'Self-hating Jew'.
I've always thought that Ginger skin-tone and hair coloration was very attractive on women. I've not heard a lot of disrespect for Gingers before the South Park episode, and then it's been entirely tongue-in-cheek.
Yeah, I don't think I ever heard the term before South Park. Now I find it all hilarious. And I agree about the attractivenes of the skin tone and hair color, although I still don't find freckles very fetching.
Is anyone in the world actually a Ginger hater? I'm surprised at seeing a few people get their panties in a bunch over this.
All of them? Not gonna happen - I've got a day job.
That is not an objective standardized test.
The job category should have objective standardized *tests* that can be taken to qualify for the job.
If an American passes, you don't have to hire him, but you can't hire an H1B. And if no American passes, the H1B still has to pass the test at a certified testing site to be hired.
He is absolutely right. Trying to find competant technical folks at least in my field (networks) is just about impossible. The jobs are available all over the place, it's just people are not qualified.
Have you tried doubling the salary offered?
From Wikipedia, on Gonzales v. Raich
"If the Federal Government can regulate growing a half-dozen cannabis plants for personal consumption (not because it is interstate commerce, but because it is inextricably bound up with interstate commerce), then Congress' Article I powers -- as expanded by the Necessary and Proper Clause -- have no meaningful limits. Whether Congress aims at the possession of drugs, guns, or any number of other items, it may continue to "appropria[te] state police powers under the guise of regulating commerce."
and further:
"If the majority is to be taken seriously, the Federal Government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives, and potluck suppers throughout the 50 States. This makes a mockery of Madison's assurance to the people of New York that the "powers delegated" to the Federal Government are "few and defined", while those of the States are "numerous and indefinite." "
Oh please. H1-B has its problems to be sure, but you invalidate your entire argument when you claim that they make $30k; all the research shows H1-Bs usually cost about as much as Citizens do.
There's a difference between what an H1-B employee *costs* to a company, after all the pimps have been paid, and what the H1-B employee *makes* himself. Generally a big difference.
I too would like to know who all was arrested, and what for.
Having a blog or a youtube channel doesn't entitle you to break the law.