I had suspicions initially that it was an elaborate con, but this pretty much confirms it. The objective here was clearly to grab as much money as possible before the bottom fell out.
The point of the law shouldn't be that its a cash machine. It's that it should discourage illegal activities. Part of the problem is that police forces proceed from the faulty premise that their job it to fund the department. It shouldn't be. It should first and foremost be to serve the public trust by upholding and enforcing the law.
Presently speeding tickets aren't a deterrent to rich people because they're absurdly low. I think a sliding scale based on income isn't just a good idea, it's the only logical idea that works fairly to discourage the act.
Good luck with that background check. The more likely scenario is they come out of it with a new skill but nobody of any real importance will hire them because of their criminal record.
In the best case scenario they find some work with someone willing to take a chance. In the worst case, they're unemployable and start using those skills to further criminal activity.
Not just that, but half the components aren't made in switzerland, or by "master watchmakers". All you have to do in order to maintain the "swiss" title is make sure that 50% of the components that make up the watch are made in switzerland. What this generally means is that half of your swiss watch (usually the more expensive/important half) is made of chinesium.
A home CCTV system you control isn't really tyrannical. Particularly if it helps catch someone who broke in to your house.
Since you were too lazy to read the article, it's not about giving your government unrestricted access to cameras inside your home. It's about setting up cameras properly so that if something actually does happen, the footage is actually useful in catching the crook.
...was it ever relevant? Open source game engines are great if you're a hobbiest and want to try your hand at game development, but the reality is that professionals won't use them for real commercial development. The move to "free" for things like unreal engine is not surprising, and it's smart from a business perspective. They want to license to people who are actually making money while reaping the benefits of a large community that will create all kinds of tools and libraries for the platform. One only has to look at the ridiculously long list of unreal tournament mods to know people will eat it up.
More people learning your engine for free means more people employable to work on projects that use it which means more corporate licenses. Everyone wins, but none more so than the person who might not even have tried if he had to invest his own money in to a license.
3 months after the class has ended, go back and see how many of them can still use it to solve basic problems. I'm betting more than half of them won't even remember how to do basic conditionals.
These really aren't the same things. If you want to teach the computer science, the best thing you can do for them is teach them math instead of BASIC.
If you're talking about programming, the best strategy is to find something they really enjoy doing and show them how they can use programming to solve a problem that involves that something. It's a lot easier to teach someone how to use a tool if they have a practical use for the tool.
Takeoff and landing are easy to the point where a computer can do it. You don't have to have any human interaction at all in those events. Many aircraft are already capable of automatic landing.
Taking a basic easy to find, easy to replace thing like a tire and tripling or quadrupling its cost to replace is generally not a good idea from a consumer perspective. Who wants to be told that it's going to be 1500+ to get new tires for their commuter vehicle every year?
America is not a place where anyone should live anymore. What used to be a free and democratic society is now a steaming pile of shit run by a ruling class that crushes any opposition to its policy. I would stay as far away from America as possible. They are a cancer that is slowly murdering the very principles its trying to convince everyone it wants to uphold.
The truth is there are very few benefits to having American citizenship - but there are plenty of drawbacks. Not the least of which is the US love for invading countries to control or outright steal their natural resources and paying for it out of your pockets, and with your blood.
That doesn't even make sense. There have got to be a bunch of easier ways to steal metal than going out of your way to find the exposed pipe that just happens to contain out a bunch of important fibre.
These police are complete fucking idiots if they think this was the motive. It's quite obvious the objective wasn't theft, it was just to cause damage.
I am, it's already happening. You're seeing it on steam. When software does get ported, it often gets ported for OS X long before it gets ported for Linux.
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What does this have to do with anything being discussed here?
I was not the first to use it (see: http://www.urbandictionary.com... ), nor will I be the last. Enjoy!
I had suspicions initially that it was an elaborate con, but this pretty much confirms it. The objective here was clearly to grab as much money as possible before the bottom fell out.
The point of the law shouldn't be that its a cash machine. It's that it should discourage illegal activities. Part of the problem is that police forces proceed from the faulty premise that their job it to fund the department. It shouldn't be. It should first and foremost be to serve the public trust by upholding and enforcing the law.
Presently speeding tickets aren't a deterrent to rich people because they're absurdly low. I think a sliding scale based on income isn't just a good idea, it's the only logical idea that works fairly to discourage the act.
...he plans to end price anxiety
Good luck with that background check. The more likely scenario is they come out of it with a new skill but nobody of any real importance will hire them because of their criminal record.
In the best case scenario they find some work with someone willing to take a chance. In the worst case, they're unemployable and start using those skills to further criminal activity.
Not just that, but half the components aren't made in switzerland, or by "master watchmakers". All you have to do in order to maintain the "swiss" title is make sure that 50% of the components that make up the watch are made in switzerland. What this generally means is that half of your swiss watch (usually the more expensive/important half) is made of chinesium.
Yep. Watches are for snobs.
Oh, and people who want to know what time it is.
A home CCTV system you control isn't really tyrannical. Particularly if it helps catch someone who broke in to your house.
Since you were too lazy to read the article, it's not about giving your government unrestricted access to cameras inside your home. It's about setting up cameras properly so that if something actually does happen, the footage is actually useful in catching the crook.
...corrupt politicians and corporate CEOs face similar stiff penalties for breaking the law.
...was it ever relevant? Open source game engines are great if you're a hobbiest and want to try your hand at game development, but the reality is that professionals won't use them for real commercial development. The move to "free" for things like unreal engine is not surprising, and it's smart from a business perspective. They want to license to people who are actually making money while reaping the benefits of a large community that will create all kinds of tools and libraries for the platform. One only has to look at the ridiculously long list of unreal tournament mods to know people will eat it up.
More people learning your engine for free means more people employable to work on projects that use it which means more corporate licenses. Everyone wins, but none more so than the person who might not even have tried if he had to invest his own money in to a license.
If the color of your eyes is damaging your self confidence, you have bigger problems.
You're not fixing it if it's not broken.
3 months after the class has ended, go back and see how many of them can still use it to solve basic problems. I'm betting more than half of them won't even remember how to do basic conditionals.
Yes, let's all learn the language that has the things 99% of us don't need.
These really aren't the same things. If you want to teach the computer science, the best thing you can do for them is teach them math instead of BASIC.
If you're talking about programming, the best strategy is to find something they really enjoy doing and show them how they can use programming to solve a problem that involves that something. It's a lot easier to teach someone how to use a tool if they have a practical use for the tool.
Takeoff and landing are easy to the point where a computer can do it. You don't have to have any human interaction at all in those events. Many aircraft are already capable of automatic landing.
Taking a basic easy to find, easy to replace thing like a tire and tripling or quadrupling its cost to replace is generally not a good idea from a consumer perspective. Who wants to be told that it's going to be 1500+ to get new tires for their commuter vehicle every year?
...going to be hard to make anyone give a shit. ESPECIALLY web devs who don't want yet another browser that does something slightly different.
...things not worth $5000
America is not a place where anyone should live anymore. What used to be a free and democratic society is now a steaming pile of shit run by a ruling class that crushes any opposition to its policy. I would stay as far away from America as possible. They are a cancer that is slowly murdering the very principles its trying to convince everyone it wants to uphold.
The truth is there are very few benefits to having American citizenship - but there are plenty of drawbacks. Not the least of which is the US love for invading countries to control or outright steal their natural resources and paying for it out of your pockets, and with your blood.
Wait, what? Your "painting style" matters?
Can someone explain this to one who isn't initiated in the strange world of this game?
That doesn't even make sense. There have got to be a bunch of easier ways to steal metal than going out of your way to find the exposed pipe that just happens to contain out a bunch of important fibre.
These police are complete fucking idiots if they think this was the motive. It's quite obvious the objective wasn't theft, it was just to cause damage.
Yeah, you making a personal choice you know is bad for you is certainly grounds to punish other people.
I am, it's already happening. You're seeing it on steam. When software does get ported, it often gets ported for OS X long before it gets ported for Linux.