Check out Bitcoin Spinner in the Android Market. It has solved the primary problem with Bitcoin in my opinion, which is that it was difficult for non-technical users. It's still a little rough, but it works well.
I've been using it with some (not geeky) friends to split checks at lunch and the like. They like it, and I even heard one ask a local coffee shop if they would accept them:)
My point is that your terminology is obviously influenced by the anti-gun crowd. "Cop-killer bullets" is essentially a potential fallacy in and of itself - it represents nothing more than a base appeal to emotion, an attempt to change the tone of the argument without presenting fact or supporting evidence.
You may not have intended to become embroiled in the gun rights argument - but by allowing the debate to be defined by one side, you have placed yourself squarely in the middle of it.
FWIW, I'm a fairly extreme libertarian. The "War on Drugs" is merely an offensive pretense for further limiting the rights of citizens through the threat of violence.
The Republican party used to be about smaller government - these days, it's more easily defined by social issues - gay marriage, abortion, etc. They still get the vast majority of libertarian (read: supporters of smaller government) votes, but that's only because the Democrats are marginally worse.
Isn't that the case involving Q-Tip application? If so, that's a whole different ball of wax. I seriously doubt even the 9th would accept that as precedent in this case.
Congresswoman? I don't see that reference in the context of this conversation, but if you're talking about Giffords, then yes - the shooter used Winchester "whitebox" FMJs.
They were breaking the law because they were actively impeding an arresting officer. They formed a human chain around the police, and refused to move after being given multiple chances to peacefully comply.
Are you aware that police departments uniformly issue hollowpoint ammunition, in order to prevent overpenetration? Why do you seem to want civilians to be less safe?
Actually, you're wrong. Pepper spray is primarily a compliance tool, not a defensive tool. LEO policy across the country uniformly places it below physical force.
In context, the protesters were legally in the wrong. It's pretty clear-cut: the officers were walking away with an individual under arrest, and the protesters were blocking the path. Pike ordered them to leave, they did not. He informed them that if they did not leave, they would be sprayed with OC and removed. They stayed. He sprayed them until disoriented, and removed them.
The leader's name is "JT Ready", and he's a media whore. They'll show up at any event in the Phoenix area that gets media coverage - but they are there.
I write SQL most of the day, and in my opinion, it's more difficult to do well than traditional programming. If I'm writing a webapp somewhere, I only have to keep the individual logic i'm working on in my head - with SQL, I may have to know how a single dataset is processed over a half dozen steps to get the result I want.
I can say with authority that my local tea party had not received any outside funding as of March of this year, when I left the group.
I can also point out that there has never been a violent crime committed with a gun during a tea party event, despite their obvious and apparent presence.
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Check out Bitcoin Spinner in the Android Market. It has solved the primary problem with Bitcoin in my opinion, which is that it was difficult for non-technical users. It's still a little rough, but it works well.
I've been using it with some (not geeky) friends to split checks at lunch and the like. They like it, and I even heard one ask a local coffee shop if they would accept them :)
As connected as I am, you can't access my wallet from the Internet.
Well, okay, you can access my Bitcoin wallet from the Internet, but that wasn't what we were talking about :)
We should totally have a law banning distracted driving.
Oh, wait...
Well, we should pass another one! That'll teach 'em!
Your MB and HDD have MAC addresses?
Who steals a laptop and then opens it to check that it's real before running off?
Issa has his hands full with the Fast & Furious investigation, I would think.
iOS used to be iPhone OS.
My point is that your terminology is obviously influenced by the anti-gun crowd. "Cop-killer bullets" is essentially a potential fallacy in and of itself - it represents nothing more than a base appeal to emotion, an attempt to change the tone of the argument without presenting fact or supporting evidence.
You may not have intended to become embroiled in the gun rights argument - but by allowing the debate to be defined by one side, you have placed yourself squarely in the middle of it.
FWIW, I'm a fairly extreme libertarian. The "War on Drugs" is merely an offensive pretense for further limiting the rights of citizens through the threat of violence.
Not quite, but it would be a good definition of "tyranny".
The Republican party used to be about smaller government - these days, it's more easily defined by social issues - gay marriage, abortion, etc. They still get the vast majority of libertarian (read: supporters of smaller government) votes, but that's only because the Democrats are marginally worse.
So, because people are too dumb to take care of themselves, they need people smarter than them to take care of them.
Gotchya.
Do you mean "transparent" vs "opaque"? Your use of "clear" and "transparent" confused me.
If your words didn't add to your comment, then why did you use them?
Regardless, though - I am a libertarian anyhow. I'm for the legalization of all drugs, period, full-stop.
Isn't that the case involving Q-Tip application? If so, that's a whole different ball of wax. I seriously doubt even the 9th would accept that as precedent in this case.
I didn't say the actions of the police were right - I said that they were legal.
Congresswoman? I don't see that reference in the context of this conversation, but if you're talking about Giffords, then yes - the shooter used Winchester "whitebox" FMJs.
They were breaking the law because they were actively impeding an arresting officer. They formed a human chain around the police, and refused to move after being given multiple chances to peacefully comply.
Are you aware that police departments uniformly issue hollowpoint ammunition, in order to prevent overpenetration? Why do you seem to want civilians to be less safe?
Actually, you're wrong. Pepper spray is primarily a compliance tool, not a defensive tool. LEO policy across the country uniformly places it below physical force.
In context, the protesters were legally in the wrong. It's pretty clear-cut: the officers were walking away with an individual under arrest, and the protesters were blocking the path. Pike ordered them to leave, they did not. He informed them that if they did not leave, they would be sprayed with OC and removed. They stayed. He sprayed them until disoriented, and removed them.
Pepper spray (OC) is below physical force per policy at every police department I've seen.
The leader's name is "JT Ready", and he's a media whore. They'll show up at any event in the Phoenix area that gets media coverage - but they are there.
A quick Google:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/10/unreal-neo-nazis-patrol-occupy-phonix-with-ar-15s-media-silent/
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=229899
Well, that's just ignorant, then.
I write SQL most of the day, and in my opinion, it's more difficult to do well than traditional programming. If I'm writing a webapp somewhere, I only have to keep the individual logic i'm working on in my head - with SQL, I may have to know how a single dataset is processed over a half dozen steps to get the result I want.
Surely writing SQL qualifies as coding.
Great comment.
I can say with authority that my local tea party had not received any outside funding as of March of this year, when I left the group.
I can also point out that there has never been a violent crime committed with a gun during a tea party event, despite their obvious and apparent presence.