I just admire their communications folks, is all. It's like if you discovered that Dr. Evil's network is composed entirely of Gentoo systems that are maintained through a single, enormous Perl script.
If that happens, then my opinion of them will change. You can't expect them to pay everyone with their hand out, though - some court claims are to be expected.
I'm certainly no fan of Rachel Maddow, but I think she hit it on the head with the idea that BP is underestimating the spill amount minimize fines by the EPA.
I don't really have a problem with that, actually, so long as they hold true to their promise to pay for cleanup and lost business for those whose livelihood they've disrupted.
How exactly is their buying keywords shady? They are leading the cleanup/damage control efforts, as it is their responsibility. They're doing everything they can to get information out, to the point of paying for keywords to point you to their updates.
Say what you will about BP's operations, but their corporate communications seem to be top-notch. Those folks are doing all the right things.
Complete flamebait. A market, by definition, is not free unless there is a restraint on physical coercion. That is the entire *purpose* of government, to prevent the use of violence between parties.
I predict that we'll see a shift in education as we continue into the Internet Era.
The majority of people will accept the teachings of their public schools, which will be controlled by the government behind them - much as during the Enlightenment, a majority of people listened to the teachings of the Church without question.
We'll also have the analogues to the freethinkers, which will be those who use the internet to go out and learn for themselves, and use that knowledge to better understand the world around them. They'll be largely ostracized from the mainstream, but there is no stopping the spread of knowledge in this age.
I don't get why they're acting like this is something with OS4 - OS3 supported it fine, it was disabled via a carrier file from AT&T. For a long time (up to 3.0.2, I think), you could simply install a hacked carrier file and use tethering on AT&T.
I suspect the Beta testers just have a modified carrier file that lets them test all the features, not just the ones currently for sale.
In my eyes, it is an overreaction to the antics of the left. I graduated high school in 2002, and I could tell that in many cases, the textbook writers really looked to find a notable non-white--male person to talk about in a given chapter. It has gotten much worse since then
I think the right has a valid concern here, but as an Objectivist/libertarian, I'm stuck in the middle. Highlighting people because of the color of their skin is wrong, but so is demanding a religious teaching be included in a textbook, even in a cursory way.
Why can't we just teach what happened? Christians were the vast majority, whites killed a bunch of American Indians through malice and smallpox, and whites thought mostly that people with darker skin were ignorant, and they were doing them a favor by owning them.
It may not be politically correct, but it is the TRUTH.
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Microsoft and Apple have long been collaborators.
I just admire their communications folks, is all. It's like if you discovered that Dr. Evil's network is composed entirely of Gentoo systems that are maintained through a single, enormous Perl script.
:)
You'd be impressed
If that happens, then my opinion of them will change. You can't expect them to pay everyone with their hand out, though - some court claims are to be expected.
Sorry, are you being serious? I find it hard to tell sometimes, I seem to step on the toes of "conservatives" at the oddest, unexpected moments.
I'm certainly no fan of Rachel Maddow, but I think she hit it on the head with the idea that BP is underestimating the spill amount minimize fines by the EPA.
I don't really have a problem with that, actually, so long as they hold true to their promise to pay for cleanup and lost business for those whose livelihood they've disrupted.
How exactly is their buying keywords shady? They are leading the cleanup/damage control efforts, as it is their responsibility. They're doing everything they can to get information out, to the point of paying for keywords to point you to their updates.
Say what you will about BP's operations, but their corporate communications seem to be top-notch. Those folks are doing all the right things.
Complete flamebait. A market, by definition, is not free unless there is a restraint on physical coercion. That is the entire *purpose* of government, to prevent the use of violence between parties.
Anyone else notice that the article doesn't list how much the cost?
Management of capital is a service - one which there are plenty of people evidently willing to pay.
Perpetual growth isn't necessary to live off of trading - only growth for the foreseeable future.
Agreed. My motto in business is: "Many people far less intelligent and talented that I have succeeded at this. Suck it up, and move on."
Forgiveness isn't a sacrament.
I have a challenge for you, though i doubt you'll actually do it.
Go to a tea party the next time one is near. Ask around what the general feeling on USAPATRIOT is.
I think you'll be surprised, and perhaps a bit confused.
Is using a sexually offensive slur really the best way to prove your superior "rationality"?
Stop that, you're making sense!
I predict that we'll see a shift in education as we continue into the Internet Era.
The majority of people will accept the teachings of their public schools, which will be controlled by the government behind them - much as during the Enlightenment, a majority of people listened to the teachings of the Church without question.
We'll also have the analogues to the freethinkers, which will be those who use the internet to go out and learn for themselves, and use that knowledge to better understand the world around them. They'll be largely ostracized from the mainstream, but there is no stopping the spread of knowledge in this age.
I don't get why they're acting like this is something with OS4 - OS3 supported it fine, it was disabled via a carrier file from AT&T. For a long time (up to 3.0.2, I think), you could simply install a hacked carrier file and use tethering on AT&T. I suspect the Beta testers just have a modified carrier file that lets them test all the features, not just the ones currently for sale.
I hear this all the time, and it doesn't make sense.
If I'm Pfizer, sure, I have no interest in curing erectile dysfunction - I make a killing on Viagra.
If I'm GlaxoSmithKlein, I'm doing everything I can to cure it, because that would take away a profit center for my competitor.
Why is this modded funny?
I initially agreed with you, but the prohibition on ex post facto laws applies to Congress, not to the Judiciary.
It's about deprivation of rights without due process.
Google the "Jefferson Bible".
Jefferson rejected the divinity of Christ - therefor,e by definition, he was not a Christian.
http://www.monticello.org/reports/interests/religion.html
In my eyes, it is an overreaction to the antics of the left. I graduated high school in 2002, and I could tell that in many cases, the textbook writers really looked to find a notable non-white--male person to talk about in a given chapter. It has gotten much worse since then
I think the right has a valid concern here, but as an Objectivist/libertarian, I'm stuck in the middle. Highlighting people because of the color of their skin is wrong, but so is demanding a religious teaching be included in a textbook, even in a cursory way.
Why can't we just teach what happened? Christians were the vast majority, whites killed a bunch of American Indians through malice and smallpox, and whites thought mostly that people with darker skin were ignorant, and they were doing them a favor by owning them.
It may not be politically correct, but it is the TRUTH.
Um -- what has Arizona done in reference to religion?
Mormons of the time practiced plural marriages, and were generally very different in their worship from other Christians.
Hence, "just about any sort" - and you're proving my point, that tolerance was not universal.
I agree - I identify quite a bit with Jefferson, both politically and religiously.