So, would they do this if MS were a British company? To my knowledge the U.S. hasn't done anything like that to a British company, with maybe the exception of BP after they blackened the Gulf of Mexico.
And just for the record, MS can die in a fire for all I care.
You clearly don't understand the difference between petty and grand larceny. Take the chip off your shoulder. You have zero evidence that the rich lie, cheat and steal at a rate higher than middle or low income people.
Just to clarify, the threshold in most of the U.S. is only $400, and hasn't changed in decades. From Wikipedia... Grand larceny is typically defined as larceny of a more significant amount of property. In the US, it is often defined as an amount valued at $400 or more. In New York, grand larceny refers to amounts of $1,000 or more. Grand larceny is often classified as a felony with the concomitant possibility of a harsher sentence. In Virginia the threshold is only $5 if taken from a person, or $200 if not taken from the person.[38] The same penalty applies for stealing checks as for cash or other valuables.
I was taught the metric system back in the 60/70s in public schools around Detroit. I even remember when this happened... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... It's a shame that we're too lazy to make the switch.
Not disagreeing with much of anything you stated, but my response is more about the laying of blame...Republican or Democrat, as the parent/grandparent seemed to be doing. Both sides have been guilty, but when you have a long string of events that eventually end up in the toilet, you can't cherry pick which to blame. And normally, if there was an exit-ramp that wasn't taken, it's the most recently missed that should take ownership.
How far back would you like to go? If Iraq hadn't invaded Kuwait, we wouldn't have ever invaded them either, and ISIS wouldn't exist. But, much more recently, if we had left a stabilizing force, as many recommended, instead of removing everyone for political reasons, the same would be true.
You don't build critical facilities on a fault line
Really? How many critical facilities already exist on fault lines...being on the fault line doesn't matter. The earthquake that damaged the Washington monument had an epicenter in Mineral, Va roughly 85 miles away. You certainly could build facilities in extremely low risk areas, but then you have to find people with the expertise and willingness to work that them. Clearly from the USGH hazard map, we shouldn't put anything on the entire west coast, Hawaii, or the Alaskan coast.
Corporal punishment can take a number of forms, and while some people will claim they're all "violent", I will continue to argue that there's nothing with an occasional swat on the butt. My own technique typically would be to ask my kid to do something, and if necessary repeat the request, and at that point desired response was not received, I'd start a slow count. If I got to three, there's be a swat. That only occurred a handful (no pun intended) of times, and I rarely even needed to count after that. As an adult, my kid and I have a great relationship, and she's never complained about my parenting. I don't claim to have all the answers, but I know what worked in my anecdotal case.
Most Summer days, my parents (or grandparents) rarely knew where I was from mid-morning until dinner. And, that was in Detroit! Maybe they were just hoping I wouldn't come back!?!
Yeah, because our friends are very knowledgeable about the ways of the world. Seriously, WTF can you learn from reading books. You sure as shit can't catch up on the latest Facebook/YouTube/Selfie/Cat video...Wattevah!!!
This is the most clueless post I've seen here. You've clearly never done any R&D, or worked on a serious (multi-million dollar) engineering project. Come back if you care, and do so w/o posting as AC.
As if speeding is the major cause of accidents. Clue: It isn't. It is however a major source of revenue for the majority of local police forces across the U.S. Take those fines away, and start issuing community service summons, and we might just start seeing police targeting dangerous drivers instead of eating donuts while they wait for their radar guns to buzz.
I'm all for community service punishments. It would keep the police from utilizing speed traps for revenue, as well as applying equal punishment across all socio-ecomomic statuses.
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So, would they do this if MS were a British company? To my knowledge the U.S. hasn't done anything like that to a British company, with maybe the exception of BP after they blackened the Gulf of Mexico.
And just for the record, MS can die in a fire for all I care.
The fact that they can take a vehicle when the owner wasn't even involved in the incident still blows my mind.
There was a case of this years ago when a man used his wife's car, and got caught soliciting a prostitute (undercover cop).
You clearly don't understand the difference between petty and grand larceny. Take the chip off your shoulder. You have zero evidence that the rich lie, cheat and steal at a rate higher than middle or low income people.
Just to clarify, the threshold in most of the U.S. is only $400, and hasn't changed in decades. From Wikipedia...
Grand larceny is typically defined as larceny of a more significant amount of property. In the US, it is often defined as an amount valued at $400 or more. In New York, grand larceny refers to amounts of $1,000 or more. Grand larceny is often classified as a felony with the concomitant possibility of a harsher sentence. In Virginia the threshold is only $5 if taken from a person, or $200 if not taken from the person.[38] The same penalty applies for stealing checks as for cash or other valuables.
Says the AC internet tough guy.
I was taught the metric system back in the 60/70s in public schools around Detroit. I even remember when this happened... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... It's a shame that we're too lazy to make the switch.
Not disagreeing with much of anything you stated, but my response is more about the laying of blame...Republican or Democrat, as the parent/grandparent seemed to be doing. Both sides have been guilty, but when you have a long string of events that eventually end up in the toilet, you can't cherry pick which to blame. And normally, if there was an exit-ramp that wasn't taken, it's the most recently missed that should take ownership.
Remember this one?
http://articles.latimes.com/19...
Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error
You probably are the parent, GTFO.
How far back would you like to go? If Iraq hadn't invaded Kuwait, we wouldn't have ever invaded them either, and ISIS wouldn't exist. But, much more recently, if we had left a stabilizing force, as many recommended, instead of removing everyone for political reasons, the same would be true.
Isn't this a NASA project? If so, that's not DoD.
You don't build critical facilities on a fault line
Really? How many critical facilities already exist on fault lines...being on the fault line doesn't matter. The earthquake that damaged the Washington monument had an epicenter in Mineral, Va roughly 85 miles away. You certainly could build facilities in extremely low risk areas, but then you have to find people with the expertise and willingness to work that them. Clearly from the USGH hazard map, we shouldn't put anything on the entire west coast, Hawaii, or the Alaskan coast.
My wife insists that size doesn't matter.
you put up groins to help maintain your sand
Brings new meaning to "pound sand".
Well, it's time to change their name to Unter. See ya assholes.
Corporal punishment can take a number of forms, and while some people will claim they're all "violent", I will continue to argue that there's nothing with an occasional swat on the butt. My own technique typically would be to ask my kid to do something, and if necessary repeat the request, and at that point desired response was not received, I'd start a slow count. If I got to three, there's be a swat. That only occurred a handful (no pun intended) of times, and I rarely even needed to count after that. As an adult, my kid and I have a great relationship, and she's never complained about my parenting. I don't claim to have all the answers, but I know what worked in my anecdotal case.
Most Summer days, my parents (or grandparents) rarely knew where I was from mid-morning until dinner. And, that was in Detroit! Maybe they were just hoping I wouldn't come back!?!
As for free range parenting being "almost considered a crime"... http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Yeah, because our friends are very knowledgeable about the ways of the world. Seriously, WTF can you learn from reading books. You sure as shit can't catch up on the latest Facebook/YouTube/Selfie/Cat video...Wattevah!!!
So, under UK law, who can grant authorization?
This is the most clueless post I've seen here. You've clearly never done any R&D, or worked on a serious (multi-million dollar) engineering project. Come back if you care, and do so w/o posting as AC.
failing fast is a way to learn even faster.
This can't possibly be true. If it were...
For Democrats: Congress would be full of rocket scientists by now.
For Republicans: Obama would be a Republican by now.
You're not even close to the worst. http://apps.who.int/gho/data/v...
Why is this a problem? Fine them at their parents rate, and let the parent deal with punishing their kid.
As if speeding is the major cause of accidents. Clue: It isn't. It is however a major source of revenue for the majority of local police forces across the U.S. Take those fines away, and start issuing community service summons, and we might just start seeing police targeting dangerous drivers instead of eating donuts while they wait for their radar guns to buzz.
I'm all for community service punishments. It would keep the police from utilizing speed traps for revenue, as well as applying equal punishment across all socio-ecomomic statuses.
Lower-income people can lose their jobs if they have to be away from work for even a few days, especially if it’s due to incarceration.
Unless you're talking about the extremely wealthy, everyone is in that position, not just the "Lower-income".