I'd make a change, though.
IT's not money, it's PRIDE that seems to spur everything. Money is just a way of showing you're better than the next guy.
if there was no need for money, then people would start declaring they were better than the next guy because of intelligence, or red hair, or whatever.
I've got a Zune HD, and other than the gigantic amount of apps available to the ipod touch, it's great.
I like the form factor better, the battery life is good, UI is easy, sounds good. Actually much smaller than photos led you to believe.
Screen is bright, works well, synchs easily with my PC.
When I bought it , my primary motivation was size ( it's smaller than the touch) since I planned to use it at the gym, but now that I've had it for a bit, I'm happily surprised at how well it works.
I'm nothing but impressed, truthfully.
I get tired of the whole "it doesn't CARE" attitude. View economics like natural laws, such as gravity. Gravity doesn't care who falls or doesn't, yet we use the laws of gravity to our advantage.
Do you curse gravity when someone falls off a building? Nope.
Your step 5 is hilariously abbreviated. For example, if a virus should infect my PC, one easy step for removal:
1) remove all viruses.
There, problem solved!
It's an interesting thought. I admit, I'm not really comfortable with huge celebrations when someone is killed, but I'm way out on the West Coast, and don't have as close a tie to people who were directly harmed by the 9/11 tragedy. That being said, put a gun in my hand and Bin Laden in front of me and I'd have shot the guy.
I'm also willing to say that, had close family or friends been killed, I would probably be celebrating more as well. The atmosphere of logical contemplation tends to wear off when you're closer to the pain.
I'm curious though. What about Religion going away would make you celebrate? What is it about religion differs from your admiration of Bin Laden ( after all , religions are often willing to "stand up for it")
This is fine, as long as everyone is held responsible for their actions. But in some cases, someone will do something stupid ( like gamble away their retirement) and them promptly demand someone else support them so they don't sleep on the street.
There are times where people get treated like babies because allowing them freedom results in greater harm all around.
And no, i'm not advocating this ALL THE TIME, just in some cases.
If you really believe that the highest income earners actually paid 92% , you're naive. So which is better: An artificially inflated percentage that is easily avoided , or much lower percentages that are almost impossible to squeak out of?
I'm not going to claim any understanding of Project Cybersyn, but if Allende was deposed shortly after it was started by Allende, then how do we know it worked?
I'm sorry, but I believed you missed the in the closet part,and with a teacher discovering it the closet must be at school.
And if you don't have any problem with that, perhaps I can come on over to your house and have sex on your kitchen counter.
I do not think it means what you think it means.
Raised wages, higher standard of living, better working conditions, how is this exploitation?
Unless you're using the worldview of the noble savage, and that people in other parts are somehow being "duped" by the wily westerner, and are too stupid to notice and thus need to be protected by the other wily westerners who actually CARE.
however,....
Should one completely ignore ALL business considerations, then all businesses will do just that: move to China.
Then, a certain amount of years from now, the Chinese companies ( read government) that have replaced these businesses will simply move back here and dictate that you take all your environmental considerations and stuff them. Because they will hold the money.
I hate to tell you this, but banks do data mining going on to detect smurfing as well. In fact, there's whole software packages dedicated to just such detection.
I used to work at a Ski and Sports shop in the Early 80s, in Southern California: Sandy's Ski and Sports.
We had a bunch of ski bums that worked in the shop, and if you walked in they'd set you up with whatever you needed, and would give good advice on where to go, etc.
After a while, a lot of people would come in, get recommendations, then go off to Sports Chalet to buy for a slight discount.
Which eventually drove Sandy's out of business.
Eventually this might happen to all brick and mortar shops.
and then what if factories start selling direct, and amazon gets cut out ( other than for people to buy, and then return stuff).
It's a crappy sort of road to go down.
Whenever someone says "enlighten yourself" or "educate yourself" I always turn up my BS detector to level 11.
Those phrases generally means "think how I do, or you're ignorant"
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I should totally shoot you for that.
The power plants may cease functioning, but the mines can go on for ages: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0205/Centralia-Pa.-coal-fire-is-one-of-hundreds-that-burn-in-the-U.S
I'd make a change, though. IT's not money, it's PRIDE that seems to spur everything. Money is just a way of showing you're better than the next guy. if there was no need for money, then people would start declaring they were better than the next guy because of intelligence, or red hair, or whatever.
I've got a Zune HD, and other than the gigantic amount of apps available to the ipod touch, it's great. I like the form factor better, the battery life is good, UI is easy, sounds good. Actually much smaller than photos led you to believe. Screen is bright, works well, synchs easily with my PC. When I bought it , my primary motivation was size ( it's smaller than the touch) since I planned to use it at the gym, but now that I've had it for a bit, I'm happily surprised at how well it works. I'm nothing but impressed, truthfully.
I get tired of the whole "it doesn't CARE" attitude. View economics like natural laws, such as gravity. Gravity doesn't care who falls or doesn't, yet we use the laws of gravity to our advantage. Do you curse gravity when someone falls off a building? Nope.
At least he's not using "basically" along with it...
Your step 5 is hilariously abbreviated. For example, if a virus should infect my PC, one easy step for removal: 1) remove all viruses. There, problem solved!
I bet if I was to post a story about Wine Tasting in France, Someone could change it into a "USA=TERRIBLE" post.
It's an interesting thought. I admit, I'm not really comfortable with huge celebrations when someone is killed, but I'm way out on the West Coast, and don't have as close a tie to people who were directly harmed by the 9/11 tragedy. That being said, put a gun in my hand and Bin Laden in front of me and I'd have shot the guy. I'm also willing to say that, had close family or friends been killed, I would probably be celebrating more as well. The atmosphere of logical contemplation tends to wear off when you're closer to the pain. I'm curious though. What about Religion going away would make you celebrate? What is it about religion differs from your admiration of Bin Laden ( after all , religions are often willing to "stand up for it")
What's wrong with Guns and Bud Light?
This is fine, as long as everyone is held responsible for their actions. But in some cases, someone will do something stupid ( like gamble away their retirement) and them promptly demand someone else support them so they don't sleep on the street. There are times where people get treated like babies because allowing them freedom results in greater harm all around. And no, i'm not advocating this ALL THE TIME, just in some cases.
If you really believe that the highest income earners actually paid 92% , you're naive. So which is better: An artificially inflated percentage that is easily avoided , or much lower percentages that are almost impossible to squeak out of?
The key words here are "any reasonable manager", "grown-ups", or for that matter "$90,000/year". All these concepts are completely foreign to me.
Version is the key phrase here. What confidence do you have that the Chinese version is any more reliable than the Japanese version other people cite?
I'm not going to claim any understanding of Project Cybersyn, but if Allende was deposed shortly after it was started by Allende, then how do we know it worked?
Yes, in that order.
It was FLAVOR AID. Do not sully the good name of Kool-Aid. Thank You.
I'm sorry, but I believed you missed the in the closet part,and with a teacher discovering it the closet must be at school. And if you don't have any problem with that, perhaps I can come on over to your house and have sex on your kitchen counter.
I take confidence in your "some stuff in place" statement. As I do the high success rate of anti-ICBM systems.
I do not think it means what you think it means. Raised wages, higher standard of living, better working conditions, how is this exploitation? Unless you're using the worldview of the noble savage, and that people in other parts are somehow being "duped" by the wily westerner, and are too stupid to notice and thus need to be protected by the other wily westerners who actually CARE.
however,.... Should one completely ignore ALL business considerations, then all businesses will do just that: move to China. Then, a certain amount of years from now, the Chinese companies ( read government) that have replaced these businesses will simply move back here and dictate that you take all your environmental considerations and stuff them. Because they will hold the money.
The bigger question is: do you think that the future man will take the time to learn new things, or just watch the latest TMZ episode?
I hate to tell you this, but banks do data mining going on to detect smurfing as well. In fact, there's whole software packages dedicated to just such detection.
I used to work at a Ski and Sports shop in the Early 80s, in Southern California: Sandy's Ski and Sports. We had a bunch of ski bums that worked in the shop, and if you walked in they'd set you up with whatever you needed, and would give good advice on where to go, etc. After a while, a lot of people would come in, get recommendations, then go off to Sports Chalet to buy for a slight discount. Which eventually drove Sandy's out of business. Eventually this might happen to all brick and mortar shops. and then what if factories start selling direct, and amazon gets cut out ( other than for people to buy, and then return stuff). It's a crappy sort of road to go down.
Whenever someone says "enlighten yourself" or "educate yourself" I always turn up my BS detector to level 11. Those phrases generally means "think how I do, or you're ignorant"