I'm sorry, but this is bullcrap. The greatest number of deaths through war have come from non-religious origins. Taking religion out of man has lead to the deaths of ten of millions if not hundreds of millions of people. Religion couldn't touch that scale if they wanted to. 31 Million people have died because of religion in recorded history. Stalin killed 50 Million people in his life.
You say Religions are scary. I say anti-Religion is even scarier.
How is it bad for the US if China is doing well? As far as I can tell, we'll actually have a much better economy here in the US if the rest of the world becomes affluent. They don't have to be doing poorly for us to be doing well--economics is not a zero sum game. I say: good for China that they're growing.
I'm sorry to hear about your sister. I have a sister-in-law who has a life threatening medical condition that requires expensive maintenance medication as well. Did you know that most pharmaceutical companies will offer assistance if you literally cannot afford their medication? They look at how much you make and subsidize based on what you can afford. It's not ideal, but they're also not going to let your sister die.
When you push the power button now it doesn't turn the laptop off. You need to hold it down to take effect. So I assume it will work the same and it will be difficult to accidentally turn off your computer.
I am not a Trump supporter, but I do not want the FBI and the AG to drop this investigation. It's clear that Hillary is guilty of breaking multiple laws, but because her party has power in the executive branch, she's not being held accountable to the degree that anyone else in the country would be.
My solution for the whole thing is to not put up Trump signs, but to put up "Hillary for Prison 2016" signs. She'll make a terrible president. Trump will make a terrible president. What I'm secretly hoping for is that McMullin figures out how to sneak in, people take Kotlikoff seriously as a write-in candidate, or that something terrible happens to Trump/Clinton when they win and the VP has to take over.
Wow, I did not know the extent of the suckage. I've bought 4 top-of-the-line MacBook Pros in my life at $3-$4k each, and I do not think I'd buy this one! I am shocked that they removed the MagSafe connector. That is one of the HUGE reasons I went the Mac direction when I started buying my laptops. My kids still trip on the power cords and pop them out--so I wouldn't want to downgrade that experience.
Looking at the specs, I agree with you that they are underwhelming. I bought my current MacBook Pro in March of 2015 and here how it compares to the new top of the line model: -I have a Intel Core i7 2.8GHz (can Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz). New one is 2.9GHz w/ 3.8GHz Turbo. -I have 16GB ram. New one maxes out at 16GB ram. -I have a 1TB SSD. You can upgrade to 2TB on the new one, but it'll cost you $1,200!
Yikes, hardly any improvement for a lot more money. And the change in ports is outrageous. I use USB, SD and the headphone jack all the time.
I really, really hope that these models DO NOT sell and that Apple fixes their ways before my current laptop hits the end of the road. DO NOT WANT.
Perhaps if you're an Emacs user, but Ctrl is not far away from your pinkies! Escape is traditionally very far away. I can hit Ctrl without moving my hand off the home row, but I can't do any such thing with Esc. So if you're a Vim user and use Esc a lot, then it makes a ton of sense to map Caps Lock to Esc.
Escape makes for a terrible Escape key. I encourage everyone to map their Caps Lock key to Escape, especially if you're a vim user.
For Windows, I installed AutoHotKeys to do the mapping. For Mac, the capability is built in. Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock to Escape. Linux kind of depends on your window manager. I assume you're smart enough to figure it out.
Escape makes for a terrible Escape key. I encourage everyone to map their Caps Lock key to Escape, especially if you're a vim user.
For Windows, I installed AutoHotKeys to do the mapping. For Mac, the capability is built in. Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock to Escape. Linux kind of depends on your window manager. I assume you're smart enough to figure it out.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
The AI will save humanity, the AI will kill us all.
That's right, you'll end up with the person pushing the ban button as the last man standing. I've noticed that everyone seems to be offended by something. I mean, you're offended by the "offensive content complainers" and complaining about it here. Generally speaking, conservatives seem to be offended by these issues people are calling "puritanical standards", but liberals seem to be offended by non-conforming ideas (c.f. safe zones). This is a game that nobody can win.
The first time I read that, I thought the same thing...oh, people are only allowed to live to 120 years old now. But read the chapter again carefully, the phrase means that the flood was coming in 120 years. The 120 years is how long Noah had to build the ark.
I'm so glad that: "Four House Democrats recently demanded that the FBI investigate the nominee after he 'jokingly' suggested that Russia find and release the 33,000 emails reportedly missing from Hillary Clinton's private email server."
I mean, that's the real crime--not what Hillary did. It's very important that the FBI get to the bottom of this--though maybe it will at least keep them too busy to be destroying more evidence that could indict a Clinton.
He doesn't need to quantify his workouts. He may or may not want to--I sense conflicting desires in what MrKaos wrote. The real point of his post was that if an insurance company starts to require tracking for "discounts", then they will invariably have a policy that screws him over based on the way he works out. He would and should qualify for any benefit an insurance company would give for proving an active lifestyle, but he may not be able to provide that proof.
I read through a lot of comments here but didn't see this thought yet, so I apologize if it's a repeat:
This ruling means that there is no such thing as free speech anymore. The first amendment is null and void. Why? Because if something becomes illegal to say on the basis of "national defense", then the government just needs to define more and more things [that they don't like] as a danger to national security/defense. That line is arbitrary, and the courts seem to always agree with the Executive and/or Legislative branch when they place something in the national security bucket.
If SCOTUS doesn't overturn this, then the day will come when speaking in a way that disagrees with the President will land you in jail because the Federal Government will have defined that as treachery and a clear danger to the security of the State. You see, what you said "is not merely tangentially related to national defense and national security; it lies squarely within that interest."
The whole freaking point of the 1st Amendment was to have the right to say things that the Government squarely disagrees with. If we've lost that, this country is legitimately doomed.
Actually, you probably can sell legally sell it, but right now it's worth the risk. It all has to do with intention and protocol, but since that's always open to interpretation, it's probably not worth doing.
As long as you create a firearm with the intention of owning and not selling it, then you are not violating the law. That means that one day you might decide that you should sell that firearm. As long as you follow all the firearm transfer laws properly, then nowhere along the way have you broken any laws.
The reason it's risky is that a prosecutor would argue that you built the firearm with intention to sell it, and it's basically their word against yours. Who do you think the judge and jury will listen to? The respected prosecutor or the vigilante firearm builder?
If I were Charter, I would embrace this. I would make the base internet price the current price, then tack on $10/month to renters of cable modems. I would include a letter in the bill that says, "The FCC has mandated that we start charging for the rental of your cable modem...yada yada, it's the government's fault your rate just went up."
They'll make a killing and not really lose many customers. The FCC is creating a golden opportunity for them.
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I'm sorry, but this is bullcrap. The greatest number of deaths through war have come from non-religious origins. Taking religion out of man has lead to the deaths of ten of millions if not hundreds of millions of people. Religion couldn't touch that scale if they wanted to. 31 Million people have died because of religion in recorded history. Stalin killed 50 Million people in his life.
You say Religions are scary. I say anti-Religion is even scarier.
Hey Obama, don't let the door hit you in the ass [that you seem so fond of talking out of] on your way out!
Love, The American People
How is it bad for the US if China is doing well? As far as I can tell, we'll actually have a much better economy here in the US if the rest of the world becomes affluent. They don't have to be doing poorly for us to be doing well--economics is not a zero sum game. I say: good for China that they're growing.
I'm sorry to hear about your sister. I have a sister-in-law who has a life threatening medical condition that requires expensive maintenance medication as well. Did you know that most pharmaceutical companies will offer assistance if you literally cannot afford their medication? They look at how much you make and subsidize based on what you can afford. It's not ideal, but they're also not going to let your sister die.
Everything sounds like a plug when you think about it.
Look at this, now they're trying to shove slashvertisements in the comments! It's clear this was a plug, too...
When you push the power button now it doesn't turn the laptop off. You need to hold it down to take effect. So I assume it will work the same and it will be difficult to accidentally turn off your computer.
I am not a Trump supporter, but I do not want the FBI and the AG to drop this investigation. It's clear that Hillary is guilty of breaking multiple laws, but because her party has power in the executive branch, she's not being held accountable to the degree that anyone else in the country would be.
My solution for the whole thing is to not put up Trump signs, but to put up "Hillary for Prison 2016" signs. She'll make a terrible president. Trump will make a terrible president. What I'm secretly hoping for is that McMullin figures out how to sneak in, people take Kotlikoff seriously as a write-in candidate, or that something terrible happens to Trump/Clinton when they win and the VP has to take over.
Wow, I did not know the extent of the suckage. I've bought 4 top-of-the-line MacBook Pros in my life at $3-$4k each, and I do not think I'd buy this one! I am shocked that they removed the MagSafe connector. That is one of the HUGE reasons I went the Mac direction when I started buying my laptops. My kids still trip on the power cords and pop them out--so I wouldn't want to downgrade that experience.
Looking at the specs, I agree with you that they are underwhelming. I bought my current MacBook Pro in March of 2015 and here how it compares to the new top of the line model:
-I have a Intel Core i7 2.8GHz (can Turbo Boost to 4.0GHz). New one is 2.9GHz w/ 3.8GHz Turbo.
-I have 16GB ram. New one maxes out at 16GB ram.
-I have a 1TB SSD. You can upgrade to 2TB on the new one, but it'll cost you $1,200!
Yikes, hardly any improvement for a lot more money. And the change in ports is outrageous. I use USB, SD and the headphone jack all the time.
I really, really hope that these models DO NOT sell and that Apple fixes their ways before my current laptop hits the end of the road. DO NOT WANT.
Perhaps if you're an Emacs user, but Ctrl is not far away from your pinkies! Escape is traditionally very far away. I can hit Ctrl without moving my hand off the home row, but I can't do any such thing with Esc. So if you're a Vim user and use Esc a lot, then it makes a ton of sense to map Caps Lock to Esc.
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Escape makes for a terrible Escape key. I encourage everyone to map their Caps Lock key to Escape, especially if you're a vim user.
For Windows, I installed AutoHotKeys to do the mapping. For Mac, the capability is built in. Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock to Escape. Linux kind of depends on your window manager. I assume you're smart enough to figure it out.
Escape makes for a terrible Escape key. I encourage everyone to map their Caps Lock key to Escape, especially if you're a vim user.
For Windows, I installed AutoHotKeys to do the mapping. For Mac, the capability is built in. Go to System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock to Escape. Linux kind of depends on your window manager. I assume you're smart enough to figure it out.
Charles Dickens?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
The AI will save humanity, the AI will kill us all.
That's right, you'll end up with the person pushing the ban button as the last man standing. I've noticed that everyone seems to be offended by something. I mean, you're offended by the "offensive content complainers" and complaining about it here. Generally speaking, conservatives seem to be offended by these issues people are calling "puritanical standards", but liberals seem to be offended by non-conforming ideas (c.f. safe zones). This is a game that nobody can win.
You think Clinton bashing will stop when the election is over?!
Then I suppose you ought to take your post down. After all, you uttered the phrases "Samsung" and "Note 7".
If you give me an advance of $1B, I'll happily solve the problem ... [for you, I can definitely get you out of your "simulation"]
The first time I read that, I thought the same thing...oh, people are only allowed to live to 120 years old now. But read the chapter again carefully, the phrase means that the flood was coming in 120 years. The 120 years is how long Noah had to build the ark.
I believe them, mostly because they realize the value of the data, and they don't want competition on the spying.
I'm so glad that: "Four House Democrats recently demanded that the FBI investigate the nominee after he 'jokingly' suggested that Russia find and release the 33,000 emails reportedly missing from Hillary Clinton's private email server."
I mean, that's the real crime--not what Hillary did. It's very important that the FBI get to the bottom of this--though maybe it will at least keep them too busy to be destroying more evidence that could indict a Clinton.
I bet this is where the "hate the sin, not the sinner" cliche comes from. :-)
Who the heck designs their washing machines to include Galaxy Note 7s inside?!?! Oh, Samsung, that's who. /s
He doesn't need to quantify his workouts. He may or may not want to--I sense conflicting desires in what MrKaos wrote. The real point of his post was that if an insurance company starts to require tracking for "discounts", then they will invariably have a policy that screws him over based on the way he works out. He would and should qualify for any benefit an insurance company would give for proving an active lifestyle, but he may not be able to provide that proof.
I read through a lot of comments here but didn't see this thought yet, so I apologize if it's a repeat:
This ruling means that there is no such thing as free speech anymore. The first amendment is null and void. Why? Because if something becomes illegal to say on the basis of "national defense", then the government just needs to define more and more things [that they don't like] as a danger to national security/defense. That line is arbitrary, and the courts seem to always agree with the Executive and/or Legislative branch when they place something in the national security bucket.
If SCOTUS doesn't overturn this, then the day will come when speaking in a way that disagrees with the President will land you in jail because the Federal Government will have defined that as treachery and a clear danger to the security of the State. You see, what you said "is not merely tangentially related to national defense and national security; it lies squarely within that interest."
The whole freaking point of the 1st Amendment was to have the right to say things that the Government squarely disagrees with. If we've lost that, this country is legitimately doomed.
Actually, you probably can sell legally sell it, but right now it's worth the risk. It all has to do with intention and protocol, but since that's always open to interpretation, it's probably not worth doing.
As long as you create a firearm with the intention of owning and not selling it, then you are not violating the law. That means that one day you might decide that you should sell that firearm. As long as you follow all the firearm transfer laws properly, then nowhere along the way have you broken any laws.
The reason it's risky is that a prosecutor would argue that you built the firearm with intention to sell it, and it's basically their word against yours. Who do you think the judge and jury will listen to? The respected prosecutor or the vigilante firearm builder?
If I were Charter, I would embrace this. I would make the base internet price the current price, then tack on $10/month to renters of cable modems. I would include a letter in the bill that says, "The FCC has mandated that we start charging for the rental of your cable modem...yada yada, it's the government's fault your rate just went up."
They'll make a killing and not really lose many customers. The FCC is creating a golden opportunity for them.