Have you ever been drunk? The problem with being drunk is that you can stop making rational decisions. This is not an excuse, just reality.
Blaming the father for his daughter's poor decision is as bad as blaming Tesla for the car going to fast. She's to blame, simple as that. in a civil suit, maybe the driver going the wrong way holds a small part of the blame.
The father is grieving. It sounds a bit like he's stuck between denial and anger right now. About the only people who think Tesla should hold any blame are the ambulance chasing lawyers. If I were the father, I'd be more pissed at the people she was with that allowed her to drive home at all.
I've actually seen instances where other factors did come into play. There was a football player, maybe 5 years ago, that hit and killed a pedestrian that was trying to cross an interstate. The football player's BAC was slightly above the legal limit.
If I remember correctly, he did spend some time in jail and had a settlement with the family of the man who was killed, however the courts also put a portion of the blame on the guy who was trying to cross the interstate on foot. If he had been completely sober, the football player would have had no liability at all.
Now that doesn't give a good indication how this might turn out but I do think there's a possibility the driver that was going the wrong way does end up sharing a small portion of the blame (if there's a civil suit). Criminally that person will get a traffic ticket.
You would think they would have not only network but physical safeguards in place to prevent this. I see this as more damning of the NSA security procedure than anything else. Regardless of how you slice it, it is a massive amount of data to be able to go "unnoticed" for 20 years!
Sometimes when someone has worked in a certain area for 20 years, they are given more responsibility. Maybe this guy was suppose to be the safeguard? Not saying that is right way to handle sensitive information but I don't have the details.
Took? They don't have it anymore? Unnamed US officials could have better used the term "copied" I think (though not totally wrong I suppose).
Took is a completely acceptable term. He took the data with him. It doesn't say "stole" which would really cause a pedantic shit storm here on/.
Strong immigration policy by not "banning" the country that has produced the most foreign terrorists that have made attacks on American soil. Is it a coincidence the countries that were banned just happen to not having business ties with Trump entities? When I saw the list and didn't see Saudi Arabia on it.. I knew it was a joke. Not to mention there has been far more American born terrorism in the US post 9/11.
I'm all for legal immigration. His ban punished people who legally immigrated.
As for illegal immigration from Latin America.. the best way to combat it is to turn their economies around. If we continue to piss on our poorer neighbors, they will find a way to sneak into our country even with a wall in place. Do I have a solution? No. It just seems like common sense to not make enemies of your neighbors.
I consider myself a civilized person. I am not violent and prefer a "live and let live" lifestyle. I'm straight and do not smoke but I have no problem if my neighbors were gay and smoke marijuana every night in their house.
What I don't like, and what really boils my blood, are public acts of ignorance towards the world we share. In my head, I would love the chance to smack around some of these people that perpetuate lies. Remember as kids, when we did something wrong we'd get spanked? Why can't we do the same thing with adults?:)
I don't understand why, as Americans, we feel the need to always voice our opinions as if they are fact. As someone who has traveled a significant amount around the world, I would always argue against the ignorant American stereotype by saying the average American is no more or less ignorant than the average _____ (fill in the blank of the local nationality).. however the average American just likes to let everyone know when they are ignorant on a specific subject.
Ignorance is the social norm, now. We no longer defer to those with experience or knowledge.. everyone believes themselves to be experts on everything.
If you only bet when the odds were in your favor, you would slowly bleed your stack away because the other players would immediately fold as soon as you bet. Then you'd have a "bad beat" when someone called and got an improbable card to win the hand when their odds were incredibly low. You'd probably lose a lot of money in those situations.
With a little experience, simply calculating your odds is quite easy to do. However knowing when you're in a position of power or weakness is not nearly as easy to calculate.
I am finishing my basement now for a house we had built almost 3 years ago. I have done everything down there, framing, plumbing, electrical with the exception of hooking up the sub panel electric box to the main breaker box. I had an electrician do that part and also verify my electrical work.
I think I'm technically suppose to have a builder's permit (like $20 from the local courthouse) which would have an inspector come out and approve the work before I put the sheet rock up.. but since it's not visible to anyone they don't have to know about it..:)
If you have the tools (thanks to my dad) and some time, it's really not difficult. My framing wasn't as efficient as someone with experience but it's very structurally sound.
So you're rather have a lunatic President with daddy issues and a fragile ego instead of a few stupid protesters who get out of control?
My wife, who has a green card, is legitimately worried she might have issues getting back into the country when she has to travel internationally in a couple weeks. Trump is pissing all over the Constitution, and quite frankly, acting more like a despot instead of the leader elected somewhat democratically. He wants to punish people who question his judgement.. that's fucking scary.
I'm all for improved communications however his insistence in "alternative facts" is what really pisses me off.
Trump thinks water boarding works, despite many in the intelligence community that deem it unreliable. I think he should be water boarded to see if he finally starts speaking the truth.
Sounds like those employers are either getting by just fine without those employees or if they do need those employees they better start making better offers to get those positions filled. The other day I drove past a burger king and they had a big banner out front offering $15+/hr to work for them flipping burgers.
My wife works at an automotive supplier. They hire through a temp agency, those that stick around and do a good job will eventually get hired on, start around $15/hr and get benefits.
When I was a student worker (sort of like a co-op) at my current company back in 2000, I made $11/hr. I lived at home and was able to get my B.S. at a state university in Ohio and only walked away with approximately $6k in debt. 17 years later wages really haven't changed, I think the students only make about $11.50/hr now.
Unfortunately not everyone has the means to go out and get those skills required to earn a decent salary.
I agree with the GP, if you're willing to put 40 hours in of work per week, it should earn you a basic living wage in the area you're in. I don't really care what skill level the job is, it's a job and someone's working hard to complete it. Society needs people of all skill levels to function.
Minimum wage has not kept up with inflation. There are thousands of manufacturing jobs open in my area that go unfilled because they cannot find the people who want to work hard, starting at $10/hr without benefits. That's almost $2/hr above minimum wage. Even in this region where living expenses are very low, good luck paying your bills on $20k/yr.
I'll believe it when I see it. So far he's putting his billionaire friends first.
And please tell me what these American interest are that the Republicans cater to and Democrats ignore. In my adult life, it's been the left that has more routinely focused on domestic social issues.
Trump puts Trump first. That is why his family and his friends are getting government roles. My biggest worry is that the country sacrifices long term stability for short term growth.
But it wasn't more then a year or two ago in most of north america you could be fined for having it growing on your property because it was considered a weed.
Since you said most of NA, please list a few examples.
Did they actually get the full money from the pre-order?
Occasionally I will pre-order a game, depending on the service I am sometimes not charged until the product actually ships. I've seen other areas where you only put a deposit down on the pre-order and pay the balance when it ships.
Pre-orders can sometimes just be a reservation. The company could have tried using the pre-order figure to help get someone to make the product. Maybe the manufacturers/other investors did not trust their figures.
TWC increased my monthly payment for internet by $15/month this last month (10 for the plan, 5 for renting the modem). Coincidentally enough, their former CEO received around an $80mil golden parachute for his 2 years of work (does not include his $10mil/yr salary).
An advertising stunt that very few people will ever read about? Of course it's possible, just seems risky. If word gets out it was a stunt, probably do more to harm their reputation than actually help out.
Cleaning and security folks typically are making just above minimum wage. Occasionally you get a bad egg in there that sees a potential quick profit on craig's list and risks their job for a few hundred dollars. Our office has had things go missing during the evening. A few laptops were swiped. I had a couple dollars in change taken from my desk. A common item to disappear was iPhone cords.
The statement does sound over the top, but ACA could help people detect certain cancers early enough to treat. This, of course, would not impact the # of cases but it would probably lower the deaths.
I do think 6 years is more than enough time to have an impact. My father-in-law, who was a lifetime smoker, died 5 weeks after diagnosis. He made the choice not to go to the doctor until it was too late and the cancer had spread. I use this as an example because this may happen very often in the US as well. ACA could be a reason more people are seeing the doctor more frequently and the early detection could lead to higher survivability rates.
I wish I would have brought back one of the English newspapers I received while staying in China a few years ago. While I cannot say how true each article was, at least 75% of the articles focused on how China is cooperating with foreign countries to make the world a better place.
It came as a shock to me since most of what we get in the US tends to focus on the negative.
I agree with you that Trump will take full credit for this announcement. However the reason for Ford's decision was based on market mix, not because it cost nearly $1billion less to do it in the US.
The plant in Mexico was designed to produce compact cars with very little profit margin. The sales in that segment for Ford are not doing well. Instead they will invest in a current plant that will make it more efficient, probably more flexible, and they'll continue to build larger vehicles.
They are betting that oil prices remain low keeping demand for their SUVs and trucks high for the foreseeable future. Clearly the policies of the Republicans are to relax standards on pollution to allow companies to extract more oil.
Since you're obviously blinded by partisanship, I'll try to briefly explain why this can turn out to be a good thing overall.
No rational person believes anyone other than the driver that was using Facetime should be held liable, regardless of political affiliation.
That being said, why do we let companies hold patents for products they never deliver on? I'm not a patent law expert but to me it seems against the spirit of the laws which were to provide incentive to inventors to create and profit on their inventions for a short period of time.
With software patents normally being incredibly vague to begin with, any competitor would be at risk of litigation if they wanted to implement this feature even though it would be a benefit to society.
I am considered a liberal by American standards and I don't think Apple should pay anything for this accident. However they should lose their patent and all other "defensive" patents that have not been implemented, as should other companies.
I'm a fan of Star Wars, and this sucks, but it does not ruin my day. The only celebrity that died and it really bothered me was Robin Williams.
Sometimes someone famous does something that really sinks in, for me it was Dead Poet's Society. Looking back at all the fantastic roles he played in his career, let alone his stand up comedy, it really sucks that there will never be any new material. He was a genius for what he created.
Carrie Fisher was a good actress and had a very memorable role, obviously, some people will cling to that and others will be sad but will move on quickly.
The doom and gloom of slashdot is depressing. It's like the site has been taken over by a high school goth club.
It's not like everything is all roses. I enjoy being a father of a boy. It gives my otherwise boring life meaning. I'm sorry if other people don't get the same satisfaction. I spoke up because this article seemed to have a number of non-parents providing their input for something they never experienced.
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Have you ever been drunk? The problem with being drunk is that you can stop making rational decisions. This is not an excuse, just reality.
Blaming the father for his daughter's poor decision is as bad as blaming Tesla for the car going to fast. She's to blame, simple as that. in a civil suit, maybe the driver going the wrong way holds a small part of the blame.
The father is grieving. It sounds a bit like he's stuck between denial and anger right now. About the only people who think Tesla should hold any blame are the ambulance chasing lawyers. If I were the father, I'd be more pissed at the people she was with that allowed her to drive home at all.
I've actually seen instances where other factors did come into play. There was a football player, maybe 5 years ago, that hit and killed a pedestrian that was trying to cross an interstate. The football player's BAC was slightly above the legal limit.
If I remember correctly, he did spend some time in jail and had a settlement with the family of the man who was killed, however the courts also put a portion of the blame on the guy who was trying to cross the interstate on foot. If he had been completely sober, the football player would have had no liability at all.
Now that doesn't give a good indication how this might turn out but I do think there's a possibility the driver that was going the wrong way does end up sharing a small portion of the blame (if there's a civil suit). Criminally that person will get a traffic ticket.
Sometimes when someone has worked in a certain area for 20 years, they are given more responsibility. Maybe this guy was suppose to be the safeguard? Not saying that is right way to handle sensitive information but I don't have the details.
Took is a completely acceptable term. He took the data with him. It doesn't say "stole" which would really cause a pedantic shit storm here on /.
Strong immigration policy by not "banning" the country that has produced the most foreign terrorists that have made attacks on American soil. Is it a coincidence the countries that were banned just happen to not having business ties with Trump entities? When I saw the list and didn't see Saudi Arabia on it.. I knew it was a joke. Not to mention there has been far more American born terrorism in the US post 9/11.
I'm all for legal immigration. His ban punished people who legally immigrated.
As for illegal immigration from Latin America.. the best way to combat it is to turn their economies around. If we continue to piss on our poorer neighbors, they will find a way to sneak into our country even with a wall in place. Do I have a solution? No. It just seems like common sense to not make enemies of your neighbors.
I consider myself a civilized person. I am not violent and prefer a "live and let live" lifestyle. I'm straight and do not smoke but I have no problem if my neighbors were gay and smoke marijuana every night in their house.
:)
What I don't like, and what really boils my blood, are public acts of ignorance towards the world we share. In my head, I would love the chance to smack around some of these people that perpetuate lies. Remember as kids, when we did something wrong we'd get spanked? Why can't we do the same thing with adults?
I don't understand why, as Americans, we feel the need to always voice our opinions as if they are fact. As someone who has traveled a significant amount around the world, I would always argue against the ignorant American stereotype by saying the average American is no more or less ignorant than the average _____ (fill in the blank of the local nationality).. however the average American just likes to let everyone know when they are ignorant on a specific subject.
Ignorance is the social norm, now. We no longer defer to those with experience or knowledge.. everyone believes themselves to be experts on everything.
If you only bet when the odds were in your favor, you would slowly bleed your stack away because the other players would immediately fold as soon as you bet. Then you'd have a "bad beat" when someone called and got an improbable card to win the hand when their odds were incredibly low. You'd probably lose a lot of money in those situations.
With a little experience, simply calculating your odds is quite easy to do. However knowing when you're in a position of power or weakness is not nearly as easy to calculate.
I am finishing my basement now for a house we had built almost 3 years ago. I have done everything down there, framing, plumbing, electrical with the exception of hooking up the sub panel electric box to the main breaker box. I had an electrician do that part and also verify my electrical work.
:)
I think I'm technically suppose to have a builder's permit (like $20 from the local courthouse) which would have an inspector come out and approve the work before I put the sheet rock up.. but since it's not visible to anyone they don't have to know about it..
If you have the tools (thanks to my dad) and some time, it's really not difficult. My framing wasn't as efficient as someone with experience but it's very structurally sound.
Too bad she was already here on an H1B visa (not tech related) after getting her undergrad and graduate degree in the US.
So you're rather have a lunatic President with daddy issues and a fragile ego instead of a few stupid protesters who get out of control?
My wife, who has a green card, is legitimately worried she might have issues getting back into the country when she has to travel internationally in a couple weeks. Trump is pissing all over the Constitution, and quite frankly, acting more like a despot instead of the leader elected somewhat democratically. He wants to punish people who question his judgement.. that's fucking scary.
I'm all for improved communications however his insistence in "alternative facts" is what really pisses me off.
Trump thinks water boarding works, despite many in the intelligence community that deem it unreliable. I think he should be water boarded to see if he finally starts speaking the truth.
My wife works at an automotive supplier. They hire through a temp agency, those that stick around and do a good job will eventually get hired on, start around $15/hr and get benefits.
When I was a student worker (sort of like a co-op) at my current company back in 2000, I made $11/hr. I lived at home and was able to get my B.S. at a state university in Ohio and only walked away with approximately $6k in debt. 17 years later wages really haven't changed, I think the students only make about $11.50/hr now.
Unfortunately not everyone has the means to go out and get those skills required to earn a decent salary.
I agree with the GP, if you're willing to put 40 hours in of work per week, it should earn you a basic living wage in the area you're in. I don't really care what skill level the job is, it's a job and someone's working hard to complete it. Society needs people of all skill levels to function.
Minimum wage has not kept up with inflation. There are thousands of manufacturing jobs open in my area that go unfilled because they cannot find the people who want to work hard, starting at $10/hr without benefits. That's almost $2/hr above minimum wage. Even in this region where living expenses are very low, good luck paying your bills on $20k/yr.
Do you know who makes the budgets? Do you know who failed to create a balanced budget for Obama's term? Do you know anything about civics?
I'll believe it when I see it. So far he's putting his billionaire friends first.
And please tell me what these American interest are that the Republicans cater to and Democrats ignore. In my adult life, it's been the left that has more routinely focused on domestic social issues.
Trump puts Trump first. That is why his family and his friends are getting government roles. My biggest worry is that the country sacrifices long term stability for short term growth.
Since you said most of NA, please list a few examples.
Did they actually get the full money from the pre-order?
Occasionally I will pre-order a game, depending on the service I am sometimes not charged until the product actually ships. I've seen other areas where you only put a deposit down on the pre-order and pay the balance when it ships.
Pre-orders can sometimes just be a reservation. The company could have tried using the pre-order figure to help get someone to make the product. Maybe the manufacturers/other investors did not trust their figures.
TWC increased my monthly payment for internet by $15/month this last month (10 for the plan, 5 for renting the modem). Coincidentally enough, their former CEO received around an $80mil golden parachute for his 2 years of work (does not include his $10mil/yr salary).
An advertising stunt that very few people will ever read about? Of course it's possible, just seems risky. If word gets out it was a stunt, probably do more to harm their reputation than actually help out.
Cleaning and security folks typically are making just above minimum wage. Occasionally you get a bad egg in there that sees a potential quick profit on craig's list and risks their job for a few hundred dollars. Our office has had things go missing during the evening. A few laptops were swiped. I had a couple dollars in change taken from my desk. A common item to disappear was iPhone cords.
The statement does sound over the top, but ACA could help people detect certain cancers early enough to treat. This, of course, would not impact the # of cases but it would probably lower the deaths.
I do think 6 years is more than enough time to have an impact. My father-in-law, who was a lifetime smoker, died 5 weeks after diagnosis. He made the choice not to go to the doctor until it was too late and the cancer had spread. I use this as an example because this may happen very often in the US as well. ACA could be a reason more people are seeing the doctor more frequently and the early detection could lead to higher survivability rates.
News at 11, people still play Counter-Strike. I played it for 2 weeks, it was boring.
I will admit that PvP in CS is better than PvP in Minecraft.
I wish I would have brought back one of the English newspapers I received while staying in China a few years ago. While I cannot say how true each article was, at least 75% of the articles focused on how China is cooperating with foreign countries to make the world a better place.
It came as a shock to me since most of what we get in the US tends to focus on the negative.
I agree with you that Trump will take full credit for this announcement. However the reason for Ford's decision was based on market mix, not because it cost nearly $1billion less to do it in the US.
The plant in Mexico was designed to produce compact cars with very little profit margin. The sales in that segment for Ford are not doing well. Instead they will invest in a current plant that will make it more efficient, probably more flexible, and they'll continue to build larger vehicles.
They are betting that oil prices remain low keeping demand for their SUVs and trucks high for the foreseeable future. Clearly the policies of the Republicans are to relax standards on pollution to allow companies to extract more oil.
Since you're obviously blinded by partisanship, I'll try to briefly explain why this can turn out to be a good thing overall.
No rational person believes anyone other than the driver that was using Facetime should be held liable, regardless of political affiliation.
That being said, why do we let companies hold patents for products they never deliver on? I'm not a patent law expert but to me it seems against the spirit of the laws which were to provide incentive to inventors to create and profit on their inventions for a short period of time.
With software patents normally being incredibly vague to begin with, any competitor would be at risk of litigation if they wanted to implement this feature even though it would be a benefit to society.
I am considered a liberal by American standards and I don't think Apple should pay anything for this accident. However they should lose their patent and all other "defensive" patents that have not been implemented, as should other companies.
Use it or lose it. That's my opinion.
I'm a fan of Star Wars, and this sucks, but it does not ruin my day. The only celebrity that died and it really bothered me was Robin Williams.
Sometimes someone famous does something that really sinks in, for me it was Dead Poet's Society. Looking back at all the fantastic roles he played in his career, let alone his stand up comedy, it really sucks that there will never be any new material. He was a genius for what he created.
Carrie Fisher was a good actress and had a very memorable role, obviously, some people will cling to that and others will be sad but will move on quickly.
That's why I said "in my opinion."
The doom and gloom of slashdot is depressing. It's like the site has been taken over by a high school goth club.
It's not like everything is all roses. I enjoy being a father of a boy. It gives my otherwise boring life meaning. I'm sorry if other people don't get the same satisfaction. I spoke up because this article seemed to have a number of non-parents providing their input for something they never experienced.