Another conservative here, who agrees with the GP. I'm all about competition, but not in favor of monopolistic behavior. We won't clean up this mess until my side of the aisle gets it through it's head that companies are not people (you can't send them to jail, and they have undue influence above the people), and that we need to get the big money out of government.
Full agreement here. And for bonus points, anyone who disagreed with him got called racist. Much like disagreeing with HRC was misogyny. The DNC has mastered divisive politics.
If you've never looked down at the runway number, you're doing it wrong, just google "landing at wrong runway", and see how often it happens. Harrison Ford is a recent well known example. And, when do you EVER need a 1/2 degree for anything? I've never seen a piece of avionics that took less than a degree, but than I haven't flown in a few years. As for the iron ore deposits, your maps all have that plugged in. As for your arguing it for decades, I've never once heard a pilot complain about using magnetic north.
Rights getting trampled by the left? You're kidding right? You don't know a single thing about civics (considering your single-axis view of politics). Authoritarian attitudes, regardless of economic policies are what strip rights away, and as of right now, people who have more Conservative mindsets are the ones doing the stripping.
As if the left hasn't done more than it's share in that aspect...both sides have. And for those of us with a bit more libertarian viewpoint want government to get the fuck out of our homes. No, we're not for anarchy, as so many of you here have claimed. Regulations are necessary, but we could do much better with a hell of a lot fewer.
Pilots already know how convert between magnetic and geographical headings, I would think. I think the small inconvenience is better than having outdated runway markings or having to renew them every now and then (not only on the runways themselves, but also on all charts).
Um, no. First of all, the conversion isn't consistent from place to place. For example, as you move across degrees of longitude, the angular difference between the magnetic and geographic north changes. So, your conversion changes. The last thing you want to do to a pilot is to add more shit on his plate, trying to do calculations when he could simply compare his compass and the giant number printed on the runway.
FWIW, I was a private pilot in the 80s & 90s, but gave it up when my kid was born...just didn't have time.
The tax cut is awesome for corporations, and their major shareholders in particular.
Don't know about you, but my 401k is up nearly 30% since the election in Nov of 16. Why? Because the markets have been anticipating this tax cut, and now they've got it. Many of you were whining right after the election that this was just a Trump bubble. Well, the bubble has gone on for 15 months now, and will likely pop at some point, but will hardly get near where it was before it started.
Sad that the highly paid Cupertino employees get a bonus, but the assembly line staff in China still get far far less than minimum wage.
Not saying that the China staff aren't underpaid. However, minimum wage only makes sense when you compare cost of living. I could live like a fucking king in Thailand on about $30k a year, but I couldn't feed and shelter my family here in the DC burbs for the same amount. One site (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Shenzhen) suggests that the cost of living near the Apple factory in China is about half that of NYC.
Let's see....120,000 employees x $2,500 = $300M. That's a hefty "publicity stunt". Not to mention the increased charitable donation mentioned in the article. But, whatever fits your agenda. Oh, and you don't pay tax on stock until you sell it, so that's up to the employee.
It's not a "dick move" at all. It's something for nothing, and you're going to whine about it, seriously??? What do you think the motivation for giving the employees anything is? I'd argue that it's most likely retention. And what restricted stock gets you is a reason to stick with the company...kinda like pensions. Hopefully, we'll get back to those at some point.
Any company that doesn't deliver it to my door won't get my business. I don't want to have to walk out in the snow or rain, or in my shorts to some robo car.
Told my wife (my 2nd) that I was done with kids right up front. My own (I was a single dad) was already eight, and I was about 40 yrs old, not wanting to raise children into my 60s. Why waste your time and hers on something that's just a nonstarter? Clearly, those discussions would be well before you decide that the person is your "ideal partner".
"I don't care about the candidate's sexuality. What I care about is the candidate's program, his goals and his capability to execute. "
And this is why I found HRC's whole misogyny campaign to be dishonest. Elect me because I'm a woman...you didn't see that from any other female candidate previously. But to be sure, we'll have people voting for Oprah in order to have the first black female instead of a qualified candidate.
"And then she tells you that she is trans. Would you break up with her because of that? "
Yes. If I wanted children, that's not happening.
I could never trust someone who told me, after the fact. It's like a lie of omission. Would you trust someone who told you after sex that they had herpes?
"It's actually a surprise that the Republicans hold the edge in voter registration in one of those districts. In every other one it is heavily Democratic."
Isn't that one of the gerrymander techniques? Put as much of the opposing party in a single district, and control the remainder.
Isn't that "value" only of value as long as the Bitcoins have value? In other words, if bitcoin's value were to fall to a penny, all of those processed transactions and record keeping would be basically worthless. What "value" is that? Why does your cost to produce a bitcoin have any affect on it's value whatsoever? It certainly doesn't in nearly any other type of business.
There are plenty of well known companies that have gone to zero...Chrysler, Compaq, Enron, Eastern Airlines, etc. There are plenty of ways to get to the bottom, and keep digging.
What makes you think the dollar would go to zero in the event of a nuke war? Just some points for you to think about... 1. Not everything would be destroyed. 2. The US has a lot more nukes than any country but Russia. 3. Nukes from countries like North Korea would have a high risk of failing, and they would likely only get one chance at a strike. 4. The dollar has historically been a safe haven for foreign investors during times of international crises.
Please point to gas chambers. Your childish statement dishonors those who fought them, those who died, and trivializes the real seriousness of Nazism. Please grow up.
What kind of person are you, who minimizes the seriousness of newnazism getting a new foothold in America? You dishonor all mammals.
I'm the kind of person who's been to Dachau, and seen where real atrocities occurred. There is no comparison, but you can't be bothered with facts.
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Another conservative here, who agrees with the GP. I'm all about competition, but not in favor of monopolistic behavior. We won't clean up this mess until my side of the aisle gets it through it's head that companies are not people (you can't send them to jail, and they have undue influence above the people), and that we need to get the big money out of government.
Full agreement here. And for bonus points, anyone who disagreed with him got called racist. Much like disagreeing with HRC was misogyny. The DNC has mastered divisive politics.
If you've never looked down at the runway number, you're doing it wrong, just google "landing at wrong runway", and see how often it happens. Harrison Ford is a recent well known example. And, when do you EVER need a 1/2 degree for anything? I've never seen a piece of avionics that took less than a degree, but than I haven't flown in a few years. As for the iron ore deposits, your maps all have that plugged in. As for your arguing it for decades, I've never once heard a pilot complain about using magnetic north.
Rights getting trampled by the left? You're kidding right? You don't know a single thing about civics (considering your single-axis view of politics). Authoritarian attitudes, regardless of economic policies are what strip rights away, and as of right now, people who have more Conservative mindsets are the ones doing the stripping.
As if the left hasn't done more than it's share in that aspect...both sides have. And for those of us with a bit more libertarian viewpoint want government to get the fuck out of our homes. No, we're not for anarchy, as so many of you here have claimed. Regulations are necessary, but we could do much better with a hell of a lot fewer.
Pilots already know how convert between magnetic and geographical headings, I would think. I think the small inconvenience is better than having outdated runway markings or having to renew them every now and then (not only on the runways themselves, but also on all charts).
Um, no. First of all, the conversion isn't consistent from place to place. For example, as you move across degrees of longitude, the angular difference between the magnetic and geographic north changes. So, your conversion changes. The last thing you want to do to a pilot is to add more shit on his plate, trying to do calculations when he could simply compare his compass and the giant number printed on the runway.
FWIW, I was a private pilot in the 80s & 90s, but gave it up when my kid was born...just didn't have time.
The tax cut is awesome for corporations, and their major shareholders in particular.
Don't know about you, but my 401k is up nearly 30% since the election in Nov of 16. Why? Because the markets have been anticipating this tax cut, and now they've got it. Many of you were whining right after the election that this was just a Trump bubble. Well, the bubble has gone on for 15 months now, and will likely pop at some point, but will hardly get near where it was before it started.
I think it's called "marketing".
Sad that the highly paid Cupertino employees get a bonus, but the assembly line staff in China still get far far less than minimum wage.
Not saying that the China staff aren't underpaid. However, minimum wage only makes sense when you compare cost of living. I could live like a fucking king in Thailand on about $30k a year, but I couldn't feed and shelter my family here in the DC burbs for the same amount. One site (https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Shenzhen) suggests that the cost of living near the Apple factory in China is about half that of NYC.
Let's see....120,000 employees x $2,500 = $300M. That's a hefty "publicity stunt". Not to mention the increased charitable donation mentioned in the article. But, whatever fits your agenda. Oh, and you don't pay tax on stock until you sell it, so that's up to the employee.
It's not a "dick move" at all. It's something for nothing, and you're going to whine about it, seriously??? What do you think the motivation for giving the employees anything is? I'd argue that it's most likely retention. And what restricted stock gets you is a reason to stick with the company...kinda like pensions. Hopefully, we'll get back to those at some point.
Either the editor can't read, or makes deliberately false statements in order to gain clicks.
No "either" about it...click bate for sure.
Any company that doesn't deliver it to my door won't get my business. I don't want to have to walk out in the snow or rain, or in my shorts to some robo car.
Told my wife (my 2nd) that I was done with kids right up front. My own (I was a single dad) was already eight, and I was about 40 yrs old, not wanting to raise children into my 60s. Why waste your time and hers on something that's just a nonstarter? Clearly, those discussions would be well before you decide that the person is your "ideal partner".
simply being a drama queen and looking for attention
This actually worked for someone recently seeking office.
You can thank the MSM for the free billion dollars plus of free press he got for that.
"I don't care about the candidate's sexuality. What I care about is the candidate's program, his goals and his capability to execute. "
And this is why I found HRC's whole misogyny campaign to be dishonest. Elect me because I'm a woman...you didn't see that from any other female candidate previously. But to be sure, we'll have people voting for Oprah in order to have the first black female instead of a qualified candidate.
And no, I didn't vote for Trump.
"And then she tells you that she is trans. Would you break up with her because of that? "
Yes. If I wanted children, that's not happening.
I could never trust someone who told me, after the fact. It's like a lie of omission. Would you trust someone who told you after sex that they had herpes?
"It's actually a surprise that the Republicans hold the edge in voter registration in one of those districts. In every other one it is heavily Democratic."
Isn't that one of the gerrymander techniques? Put as much of the opposing party in a single district, and control the remainder.
Well, Brad would be the only one coming into the Senate that has already "cut the pork"...
But good luck getting past the felony and treason convictions.
Weren't those convictions pardoned by Obama? As an opponent, I'd certainly bring them up though.
"Perhaps that means that he/she would make a very good GOP candidate after all."
LOL...He is a Democratic candidate. You sound as if there aren't shitbags on both sides.
Wow, please learn to read, and then do so.
Isn't that "value" only of value as long as the Bitcoins have value? In other words, if bitcoin's value were to fall to a penny, all of those processed transactions and record keeping would be basically worthless. What "value" is that? Why does your cost to produce a bitcoin have any affect on it's value whatsoever? It certainly doesn't in nearly any other type of business.
Will Warren even be alive in five years?
Would that make his opinion any more or less valid?
There are plenty of well known companies that have gone to zero...Chrysler, Compaq, Enron, Eastern Airlines, etc. There are plenty of ways to get to the bottom, and keep digging.
Bottom values for those stocks can be negative numbers in spite of tangible assets, simply by virtue of having debt that offsets it.
What makes you think the dollar would go to zero in the event of a nuke war? Just some points for you to think about...
1. Not everything would be destroyed.
2. The US has a lot more nukes than any country but Russia.
3. Nukes from countries like North Korea would have a high risk of failing, and they would likely only get one chance at a strike.
4. The dollar has historically been a safe haven for foreign investors during times of international crises.
Please point to gas chambers. Your childish statement dishonors those who fought them, those who died, and trivializes the real seriousness of Nazism. Please grow up.
What kind of person are you, who minimizes the seriousness of newnazism getting a new foothold in America? You dishonor all mammals.
I'm the kind of person who's been to Dachau, and seen where real atrocities occurred. There is no comparison, but you can't be bothered with facts.