I'm educated enough to see a logical fallacy when I see one.
College graduates also tend to come from higher income families. Therefore, according to your logic, the more money you accumulate, the more liberal you are. Obviously, the Democratic party is the party of the wealthy!
We're breeding the warrior instinct out of man. Niven had it right - lets hope we one day meet the Kzinti to rekindle it, or it's going to be a long, boring ride to blandness for all eternity.
The first time we dropped a nuclear bomb, it wasn't enough to convince Japan to surrender. Only dropped a second, and the threat of dropping uncountably more (which we didn't have - but they didn't know that) actually brought the war to an end.
The firebombing of Tokyo killed more people than the atomic bombs - the impact of the bombs was the perceived threat of complete, quick destruction, not the amount of damage they caused. Nuclear weapons aren't really that special; they're just really big compared to conventional ones.
Finally, the political fallout would only happen the first time they are used. As more small and unstable states acquire them, we *will* eventually see a nuclear exchange. The world will not end, and it will eventually become a "normal" part of war, subject to similar rules. I don't think you'll ever see a major power level a city, but if two ocean-going states are at war, it is perfectly reasonable to expect nuclear weapons to be employed in wiping out battle groups.
Google says the US GDP is 14.6 Trillion USD. CNN says that we have spent 11 Trillion USD on various bailout initiatives, of which 3 Trillion USD has been paid back. (as of 11/09: http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/bailouttracker/) It's easy to "grow" the economy at 2-3% when you inject over half the yearly GDP over 4 years.
The economy is largely stagnant. We are pulling down troop levels in Iraq, yes, but that has been the goal all along. We have no announced plans to leave Afghanistan in the near future.
What has he done for civil rights? He has not challenged Don't Ask Don't Tell, he hasn't pushed for a repeal of the PATRIOT Act, he has asked for a renewal of the warrantless wiretapping program, and there are confirmed cases of the FBI planting GPS tracking devices on the cars of foreign-born US students.
Obama has for the most part continued down the path of Bush. Tell me again - why are there still detainees at Gitmo?
Well, I mentioned Branson because of the shopping, not because of the shows. But to your point, it's interesting meeting Yakov around town. He comes by where I work every year on Veteran's Day for a ceremony we hold, and I've gotten to sit down and speak with him a couple of times.
A lot of people don't realize that he is very involved and vocal in his support of the US military.
All those things that you don't like, though, are what keeps me out here. I've lived in a small metro area for 5 years, and hated it in comparison. Here, I literally bartered for dental work last month.
That's all accurate except the schools part. Public schools in rural areas tend to be about the same as in urban areas with regards to scores, except for pockets of much better schools in rural areas. Also, there is much less drugs and violence in rural schools, and certainly not of the organized type in urban areas.
That said, private schools out here suck. We're going to homeschool as a result.
I live in Harrison, AR, population 12,152. We have several large businesses that need true IT help - FedEx Freight's home office is here, along with Claridge Products' headquarters, and several large manufacturing locations for various corporations.
This is the kind of town the OP is talking about - it's small, quiet, fairly low-income in general, but with good-paying IT jobs that no one is here to fill. In addition, you can get to Branson, MO in 30 minutes, or Springfield, MO in about an hour, so you're not totally deprived of the benefits of living in a larger community, if that's what you want.
Oh, and I hate it here some days. The current big issue is all the local churches trying to prevent the repeal of a ban on liquor stores in the county. Some of these people forgot that it isn't 1930, and "temperance" is not exactly a popular movement.
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You can take your money and go home when dealing with a company.
Any time the government is in control, there is a censorship issue.
Yes, the certainly don't represent the likes of George Soros, Warren Buffett, Paul Allen, and Steve Jobs.
Why is this news? It isn't the first time it's happened.
I'm educated enough to see a logical fallacy when I see one.
College graduates also tend to come from higher income families. Therefore, according to your logic, the more money you accumulate, the more liberal you are. Obviously, the Democratic party is the party of the wealthy!
It's possible - you'd have to be born in the US, but grow up outside the country or in a non-English-speaking household.
Isn't that what you do anyhow?
You're not thinking evil enough.
Buy it, announce that it is going to be a porn site, then offer to sell it to a church for an exorbitant amount.
Sure you can, you just have convince the people who hold it to sell.
You mean, the "investor" voluntarily accepted shares in payment of a debt, in lieu of cash?
Conditional surrender is a misnomer - that's a negotiated peace. You're grasping at straws.
The fact is, Japan did not accept the terms offered them - they did not surrender until after two bombs were dropped.
I'd love to own bible.com. I'd sell Bibles on it. I'll give them $10,000 for it.
We're breeding the warrior instinct out of man. Niven had it right - lets hope we one day meet the Kzinti to rekindle it, or it's going to be a long, boring ride to blandness for all eternity.
The first time we dropped a nuclear bomb, it wasn't enough to convince Japan to surrender. Only dropped a second, and the threat of dropping uncountably more (which we didn't have - but they didn't know that) actually brought the war to an end.
The firebombing of Tokyo killed more people than the atomic bombs - the impact of the bombs was the perceived threat of complete, quick destruction, not the amount of damage they caused. Nuclear weapons aren't really that special; they're just really big compared to conventional ones.
Finally, the political fallout would only happen the first time they are used. As more small and unstable states acquire them, we *will* eventually see a nuclear exchange. The world will not end, and it will eventually become a "normal" part of war, subject to similar rules. I don't think you'll ever see a major power level a city, but if two ocean-going states are at war, it is perfectly reasonable to expect nuclear weapons to be employed in wiping out battle groups.
If the company is unprofitable, then buy up a majority of the stock and run it how you want - or sell your own stock and go do something else.
No one is forcing investors to own this company.
Google says the US GDP is 14.6 Trillion USD. CNN says that we have spent 11 Trillion USD on various bailout initiatives, of which 3 Trillion USD has been paid back. (as of 11/09: http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/bailouttracker/)
It's easy to "grow" the economy at 2-3% when you inject over half the yearly GDP over 4 years.
The economy is largely stagnant. We are pulling down troop levels in Iraq, yes, but that has been the goal all along. We have no announced plans to leave Afghanistan in the near future.
What has he done for civil rights? He has not challenged Don't Ask Don't Tell, he hasn't pushed for a repeal of the PATRIOT Act, he has asked for a renewal of the warrantless wiretapping program, and there are confirmed cases of the FBI planting GPS tracking devices on the cars of foreign-born US students.
Obama has for the most part continued down the path of Bush. Tell me again - why are there still detainees at Gitmo?
I didn't assert that it did, only that you don't have to do something especially horrible to have an FBI sniper team dispatched.
Well, I mentioned Branson because of the shopping, not because of the shows. But to your point, it's interesting meeting Yakov around town. He comes by where I work every year on Veteran's Day for a ceremony we hold, and I've gotten to sit down and speak with him a couple of times.
A lot of people don't realize that he is very involved and vocal in his support of the US military.
Wow. That's very accurate and fair, actually.
All those things that you don't like, though, are what keeps me out here. I've lived in a small metro area for 5 years, and hated it in comparison. Here, I literally bartered for dental work last month.
That's all accurate except the schools part. Public schools in rural areas tend to be about the same as in urban areas with regards to scores, except for pockets of much better schools in rural areas. Also, there is much less drugs and violence in rural schools, and certainly not of the organized type in urban areas.
That said, private schools out here suck. We're going to homeschool as a result.
I live in Harrison, AR, population 12,152. We have several large businesses that need true IT help - FedEx Freight's home office is here, along with Claridge Products' headquarters, and several large manufacturing locations for various corporations.
This is the kind of town the OP is talking about - it's small, quiet, fairly low-income in general, but with good-paying IT jobs that no one is here to fill. In addition, you can get to Branson, MO in 30 minutes, or Springfield, MO in about an hour, so you're not totally deprived of the benefits of living in a larger community, if that's what you want.
Oh, and I hate it here some days. The current big issue is all the local churches trying to prevent the repeal of a ban on liquor stores in the county. Some of these people forgot that it isn't 1930, and "temperance" is not exactly a popular movement.
You don't need filtration on a clean well, assuming you're accustomed to the microorganisms in the area.
I actually believe that is legal. They couldn't go checking the drawers, but if there's a bong on your coffee table, they can use it as evidence.
I frequent several gun boards, and there are ATF, FBI, and DHS agents active in the forums - both openly, and I assume covertly.