There's a rationalization that goes on, but I am convinced if we keep putting this moral imperative before them and if the professors follow through on this, it will have an effect.
Yes. Because morals have stopped college students from doing stupid/illegal things before.
Jackie, you've been alive too long. Maybe if movies were cheaper, they'd go see them. Remember those double features? Remember when 5 cents bought you a feature, a cartoon, some news, and some fluff? Now we spend $7.50 to watch 20 minutes of ads, get chastized for 'stealing' by a poor guy who only makes $75K-$100K/year, then 20 minutes of previews, and then are forced to spend $20 for popcorn and a soda or 'steal' from the movie theatre for sneaking our own (cheaper) food inside under our shirts.
College students aren't focused on moral obligations any more. They're shrewd investors. Why spend $20 going to see a movie that is likely to suck when you can get something similar for free. Then if it doesn't suck, you go spend the $20. Wouldn't you like to have insight into the ROI for your stocks, Jack?
So i'm gonna just get myself an ipod and see how it fairs.
I'm sure you'll find it's a relevatory experience. I must warn you, however; you may find yourself buying a Powerbook after you use an iPod for a while.
And don't worry about dropping it too much. They're built like bricks.
It seems that Rio is offering superior functionality in a package that, if anything, will steal thunder from the hipster factor of an iPod.
How does it have superior functionality? Does it auto-sync with iTunes? Will it update my ratings on my Powerbook? Can it handle ratings? Can it sync with my Address book and iCal, and then display a reminder for me? How about Audible.com audio books? I bet this thing won't even play the couple dozen tracks I bought from iTMS.
The only function it does better than the iPod mini is that it's got bigger storage in a smaller form factor. But for being a portable third lobe, it's not so good.
Kerry was making a joke. The President has never had a real debate. Heck, until he was elected governor, the only political stance he took was on pledge branding at Yale. And he was *in favor* of it.
At almost every Kerry rally there's a group of Republicans who make noise. Some clap flip-flops together, others turn their backs on him. Still more heckle him while he's speaking. Fortunately, Kerry is intelligent enough to make them look like the idiots they are.
I have come to believe that 'free speech zones' aren't to protect the protestors, but to keep Georgie from questioning party line when he sees a differing viewpoint.
On a sidenote, Georgie might be getting out of control. He said we probably won't win the war on terror, an insidious liberal lie. Maybe he missed his horse tranquilizer treatment.
One problem with Longhorn is that they want to put security onto the Windows architecture.
And we saw what happened with SP 2. The upgrade broke Symantec Corporate AntiVirus 9.0 because the software assumed that Windows was swiss cheese, and couldn't deal with a closed port.
I don't see how this is funny. Well, except for that last part.
China is turning from a communist dictatorship to a fascist dictatorship, and we keep giving them money to oppress their people and build nuclear weapons.
Are the rights of a chinese worker worth less than the rights of an American worker? If not, then we should not be supporting a government who denies people their fundamental rights and pollutes the environment.If so, then those rights were never cherished by us in the first place, or we have been blinded by greed.
Yes, I realize the irony of using a Chinese-made computer to deliver and anti-Chinese message.
People need to learn that having to change and adapt in order to survive is a fact of life.
I take it you've never driven through Steelton, Pennsylvania. Or through any one of the coal towns in Northeast PA. The lives of these people have been decimated, and you're asking them to just change. Change how? Get retrained for jobs that don't exist?
How is a 53 year old steel worker going to be retrained and find a job in the tech sector when most jobs are being outsourced? Would a company hire someone for a nursing job if they've only got two or three years until retirement. and in a lot of these towns, coal or steel were the only industry. And since nobody wants to buy their houses, there's no way for them to move. Heck, even if someone did buy the house it wouldn't be enough to offset the cost of buying another house somewhere else.
It's easy for young guys like us to say "you have to learn to change" because we have the time to make mistakes and to retrain. But most working people in this country can't afford to retrain and find another job, because they were living paycheck to paycheck in the first place.
When your retirement benefits are cut because the company you gave 40 years of your life to declares bankruptcy because China is dumping cheap products here, then you can talk about how you just need to change and adapt.
New solar cell designs can be printed on plastic sheets by a machine that's very similar to an inkjet printer. Not only are these systems incredibly durable, but they're also incredibly cheap. However, the production capacity hasn't ramped up yet.
The person spent the money on a house and 2 Jeeps and then later complained that they'd wish they could get a break in life.
Just more proof that money is often the source of problems, not a solution to it. I know I have a lot more to worry about now that I have a job with a steady income. I never worried about losing health insurance or making sure my car was running when I was in college and had no money.
I don't understand why almost every sci fi city has so little trees or open space. You'd think that with the rising levels of CO2 plants would grow like gangbusters, and be encouraged to do so to lock the carbon from the atmosphere back in the ground.
My fiancée actually has that album from a record collection she inherited. Now that I realize it's not the classical used in the movie, I'll make sure she doesn't sell it on eBay!
That's sort of my dream, too. I'd like to live totally off of the grid and get the money to buy things I can't grow or make myself (like dairy products, meat and electronics) by selling energy-conserving technology and organic food products on the Internet from a server running totally off the grid. Well, except for the Internet connection. I'd only have to work 20 hours a week and I'd be able to make money doing the two things I love.
But that doesn't change the fact that when most people think of "the country" they see something like a plantation, complete with well-manicured lawns and beautiful gardens. But they forget that it took slave labor to make that affordable. I doubt most people would want to live someplace where they'd have to check their dog for ticks every night.
It could be used to help prevent more kiddie porn. Imagine if the ruling says "if the kid does the filming, it's okay" or "if the kid does it themselves, it's okay." The disgusting bastards would be handing cameras to kids and telling them what to do, but the kid would be doing it. And there's nothing they could do about it, because the lawyers would parse the text in the decision so finely that anything where an adult isn't holding the camera is considered legal.
I agree a horny 14 year old girl taping herself wanking off and sending it to a classmate isn't bad (except for her reputation), but the line has the be drawn. No one under 18 is allowed to be in a porno. Period.
People already have 2 hour + commutes. Take Lehman, PA. Most people in that community work in New York City, and drive two and a half hours each way, *every day.* And most of them own SUVs, because they're houses are out in the middle of nowhere. Would we rather they drive an SUV that gets 13 mpg, or a flying car that gets 90mpg (fuel consumption assumes mileage similar to a commercial airliner)? Also, these "estates" would require huge maintenance costs just to keep the lawns manageable. Unless they're going to keep the land as it was, they'd need to be millionaires just to afford the upkeep. Not to mention there's no broadband, limited medical services, and generally poorer schools in these areas. A lot would need to change for this to be even viable.
I've lived out in the country, and it's no fun. However, commuting between cities in an area like Central PA (where there are four small cities within 100 miles) would be a boon to places like Lewistown, where property values are low, but it's too far from anywhere for people to commute. The abandoned factories could be renovated and cheaply purchased for office complexes. That way we don't build on virgin land, and it's still cheaper than glomming a corporate office park onto a growing suburb, where property values are high.
However, wit makes right on the Internet, and we proud few, we geeks, have more wit in our little fingers than those physical bullies have in their entire bodies.
I'm still wondering what kind of idiot even thinks of making a video of themselves masturbating and sending to someone who has *no emotional ties* with them.
My work is only 34 miles from my home as the crow flies, but it takes me 45 minutes over 50 miles to commute, because I have to follow the roadways. Skyways should, if at all possible, go in straight lines. Different altitudes could accomodate diferent directions, with about 100 feet between them to accomodate direction changes. In 10 years we'll have the computing power to put really good autopilots in cars, because they're already cheap enough for person aircraft, so it shouldn't be expensive. And if every car is in full auto mode all the time (The only manual control being for the emergency parachute), we won't have the stoned kids crashing into other people's houses.
If it could take my 45 minute commute and turn it into a 10 minute commute, I'm all for it. The likelihood of any real, useable high-speed mass transportation developing in my area is virtually nil.
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Yes. Because morals have stopped college students from doing stupid/illegal things before.
Jackie, you've been alive too long. Maybe if movies were cheaper, they'd go see them. Remember those double features? Remember when 5 cents bought you a feature, a cartoon, some news, and some fluff? Now we spend $7.50 to watch 20 minutes of ads, get chastized for 'stealing' by a poor guy who only makes $75K-$100K/year, then 20 minutes of previews, and then are forced to spend $20 for popcorn and a soda or 'steal' from the movie theatre for sneaking our own (cheaper) food inside under our shirts.
College students aren't focused on moral obligations any more. They're shrewd investors. Why spend $20 going to see a movie that is likely to suck when you can get something similar for free. Then if it doesn't suck, you go spend the $20. Wouldn't you like to have insight into the ROI for your stocks, Jack?
I'm sure you'll find it's a relevatory experience. I must warn you, however; you may find yourself buying a Powerbook after you use an iPod for a while.
And don't worry about dropping it too much. They're built like bricks.
How does it have superior functionality? Does it auto-sync with iTunes? Will it update my ratings on my Powerbook? Can it handle ratings? Can it sync with my Address book and iCal, and then display a reminder for me? How about Audible.com audio books? I bet this thing won't even play the couple dozen tracks I bought from iTMS.
The only function it does better than the iPod mini is that it's got bigger storage in a smaller form factor. But for being a portable third lobe, it's not so good.
Kerry was making a joke. The President has never had a real debate. Heck, until he was elected governor, the only political stance he took was on pledge branding at Yale. And he was *in favor* of it.
I have come to believe that 'free speech zones' aren't to protect the protestors, but to keep Georgie from questioning party line when he sees a differing viewpoint.
On a sidenote, Georgie might be getting out of control. He said we probably won't win the war on terror, an insidious liberal lie. Maybe he missed his horse tranquilizer treatment.
And we saw what happened with SP 2. The upgrade broke Symantec Corporate AntiVirus 9.0 because the software assumed that Windows was swiss cheese, and couldn't deal with a closed port.
I heard people complaining about how Google's a one-trick pony, but that kind of diversifying probably isn't what they're talking about.
China is turning from a communist dictatorship to a fascist dictatorship, and we keep giving them money to oppress their people and build nuclear weapons.
Are the rights of a chinese worker worth less than the rights of an American worker? If not, then we should not be supporting a government who denies people their fundamental rights and pollutes the environment.If so, then those rights were never cherished by us in the first place, or we have been blinded by greed.
Yes, I realize the irony of using a Chinese-made computer to deliver and anti-Chinese message.
I take it you've never driven through Steelton, Pennsylvania. Or through any one of the coal towns in Northeast PA. The lives of these people have been decimated, and you're asking them to just change. Change how? Get retrained for jobs that don't exist?
How is a 53 year old steel worker going to be retrained and find a job in the tech sector when most jobs are being outsourced? Would a company hire someone for a nursing job if they've only got two or three years until retirement. and in a lot of these towns, coal or steel were the only industry. And since nobody wants to buy their houses, there's no way for them to move. Heck, even if someone did buy the house it wouldn't be enough to offset the cost of buying another house somewhere else.
It's easy for young guys like us to say "you have to learn to change" because we have the time to make mistakes and to retrain. But most working people in this country can't afford to retrain and find another job, because they were living paycheck to paycheck in the first place.
When your retirement benefits are cut because the company you gave 40 years of your life to declares bankruptcy because China is dumping cheap products here, then you can talk about how you just need to change and adapt.
New solar cell designs can be printed on plastic sheets by a machine that's very similar to an inkjet printer. Not only are these systems incredibly durable, but they're also incredibly cheap. However, the production capacity hasn't ramped up yet.
Just more proof that money is often the source of problems, not a solution to it. I know I have a lot more to worry about now that I have a job with a steady income. I never worried about losing health insurance or making sure my car was running when I was in college and had no money.
One man's Score: 0, Troll is another man's Score: +5, Funny.
Who would expect such horrible actions from a reputable company run by such responsible adults?!?
And in the meantime you have people choosing between food and heating oil. Or working at a gas station to make ends meet. Or both.
Yay. Capitalism
I don't understand why almost every sci fi city has so little trees or open space. You'd think that with the rising levels of CO2 plants would grow like gangbusters, and be encouraged to do so to lock the carbon from the atmosphere back in the ground.
I see a movie to not think. If I wanted to interpret swirly colors as something, I'd read.
Gratuitous: Root - gratuity : the reason you go to see the friggin' movie, for the same reason the waiter puts up with your crap.
Red. Dawn. Kicked. Ass.
My fiancée actually has that album from a record collection she inherited. Now that I realize it's not the classical used in the movie, I'll make sure she doesn't sell it on eBay!
But that doesn't change the fact that when most people think of "the country" they see something like a plantation, complete with well-manicured lawns and beautiful gardens. But they forget that it took slave labor to make that affordable. I doubt most people would want to live someplace where they'd have to check their dog for ticks every night.
I agree a horny 14 year old girl taping herself wanking off and sending it to a classmate isn't bad (except for her reputation), but the line has the be drawn. No one under 18 is allowed to be in a porno. Period.
I've lived out in the country, and it's no fun. However, commuting between cities in an area like Central PA (where there are four small cities within 100 miles) would be a boon to places like Lewistown, where property values are low, but it's too far from anywhere for people to commute. The abandoned factories could be renovated and cheaply purchased for office complexes. That way we don't build on virgin land, and it's still cheaper than glomming a corporate office park onto a growing suburb, where property values are high.
I'm still wondering what kind of idiot even thinks of making a video of themselves masturbating and sending to someone who has *no emotional ties* with them.
If it could take my 45 minute commute and turn it into a 10 minute commute, I'm all for it. The likelihood of any real, useable high-speed mass transportation developing in my area is virtually nil.