Indeed. The Constitution does not give the federal government any authority to censor speech (which is what the FBI is trying to do). To the contrary, it specifically and unambiguously denies the federal government any such authority.
not have to worry about little niceties such as democracy and literacy.
I am not sure what "literacy" has to do with any of this, but China has a literacy rate of 96.4%. America's literacy rate is 97.9%. So they are not very different.
Here's the problem: Crime rates have fallen dramatically in America over the last 20 years, yet the FBI's budget has gone UP. There are a lot of agents with nothing to do, so they need to make up fake crimes like "propaganda by dirty foreigners".
This serves two purposes: First, it gives them a justification for existing, and protects them from budget cuts since only the FBI can ensure that the American people only see "clean" information. Second, it helps them get even with Trump for how he treated Comey, by insinuating that Trump voters only supported him because they were "tricked" into doing so by the Russians, and therefore the election was illegitimate and Hillary should be president.
speech made not on US soil by non-citizens is covered by the 1A how, exactly?
Here's the 1st Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Can you point out where it says "soil" or "citizen"? Can you also explain how such restrictions are consistent with the phrase "no law"?
There is a thin strip of liberalism along the Pacific coast of America. Then there is a mountain range. On the arid leeward side of the mountains there is the much bigger and much more conservative inland area. Gays are welcome in Seattle and Portland. In Boise, not so much. Just ask Larry Craig.
It might have the opposite effect. It is easy to hate a faceless "other". It is harder to be homophobic when you know your friends and relatives are gay.
One of the reasons that gay acceptance happened so fast is positive feedback. As gays felt more comfortable "coming out", more people realized that "normal" people they knew were gay, leading to even wider acceptance.
50 GW of coal capacity is under construction or planned by 2027. 100 GW of renewable capacity is under construction or planned by 2027. They are also working on thorium reactors
Biology 101 class, our Ecosystem traps about 15% of solar engery into usable bioengery.
No way. Even under ideal conditions photosynthesis is only about 6% efficient. But conditions are almost never ideal, which sunlight falling on deserts or nutrient deprived oceans. Less that 1% of incident solar energy is captured as "bioenergy".
Or alternatively, the valuation is not as pants on head retarded as it seems
They are a private company, so we don't actually know their valuation. My guess is that when their next funding traunch is due, their valuation will be way down.
There is an "early mover" advantage to auction sites, search engines, etc. that are in "winner take all" markets. But that doesn't apply to ride sharing. Most Lyft drivers also drive for Uber, and many customers also have both apps their phones. They will switch in a heartbeat to save $5.
The only way Uber can get a "lock in" is if they roll out their own SDC service, and are the first to build up a fleet of their own cars. I just don't see them doing that quickly and competently enough to dominate.
All the ethical scandals are having an effect. Uber's market share is slipping. I switched to Lyft more than a year ago. Same service, better app, nicer people.
But, registries and laws don't stop terrorists and other bad guys from doing their bad acts.
Actually, they do. When I received my Mavic Pro, I had to register it on-line and provide a trackable cell number before it would fly. A smart and skilled terrorist might be able to work around that, but most terrorists aren't very smart.
What makes NK seem crazy is the dictatorship, its methods of controlling the population
How are those things "crazy"? The Kim dynasty has been extremely effective at staying in power.
the unnecessary hardship put upon the average North Korean to sustain it.
Why do you think it is unnecessary? You give people prosperity, and soon they will want freedom and democracy. The only other dynastic dictatorship that even comes close to the Kim's longevity is the Castros in Cuba, and they also impose plenty of hardship.
And the loony and obvious propaganda, of course.
Do you read Korean? Or are you judging NK by the English translations that their enemies spoon feed you?
No. It is an expensive filtering contest, that has little to do with "popularity". To get into Harvard, you need high SAT scores, a near perfect GPA, all the right extracurriculars, etc. People hire Harvard grads, not because they were educated by Harvard, but because they were accepted by Harvard.
He was talking about the quality of education.
The quality of education is not the same as the quality of lectures. If you are in study group with Harvard classmates all at the 99th percentile, you are going to learn a lot more than you will in a study group at Iowa State with classmates that got a 1200 on their SAT.
I prefer big classes. In small classes, the prof will digress to give a detailed answer to every question, so the class progresses at the pace of dumbest moron in the room. In big lecture halls, the prof just says "See me after class" or "Go talk to the TA", and moves on.
you can get a CS degree at any state school and they are far cheaper and just as good.
No, they are not just as good. A degree from Harvard will open a lot of doors. Not only because of the reputation, but also because of the alumni network.
It's not as if the faculty at Harvard are somehow better
It is not the faculty that is better, or the instruction, but the classmates. They learn a lot from each other. Which is why the restrictions on "collaboration" are so stupid. They are taking away the very thing that makes Harvard special.
I use an exponential pricing model. Each time my kids lose or break a phone, I spend half as much on the new one. The next time my daughter loses hers, she's getting a $30 flip-phone.
It is pronounced (roughly) Wah way. There is no "who" sound.
It is a good name in Chinese, since the "hua" hanzi is shorthand for "China" and the "wei" hanzi can mean "action" or "achievement". So it means "Chinese action" or "Chinese achievement".
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Indeed. The Constitution does not give the federal government any authority to censor speech (which is what the FBI is trying to do). To the contrary, it specifically and unambiguously denies the federal government any such authority.
It seems to me the American constitution says things about "inalienable" rights.
Nope. That is the Declaration of Independence, which carries no force of law.
not have to worry about little niceties such as democracy and literacy.
I am not sure what "literacy" has to do with any of this, but China has a literacy rate of 96.4%. America's literacy rate is 97.9%. So they are not very different.
Here's the problem: Crime rates have fallen dramatically in America over the last 20 years, yet the FBI's budget has gone UP. There are a lot of agents with nothing to do, so they need to make up fake crimes like "propaganda by dirty foreigners".
This serves two purposes: First, it gives them a justification for existing, and protects them from budget cuts since only the FBI can ensure that the American people only see "clean" information. Second, it helps them get even with Trump for how he treated Comey, by insinuating that Trump voters only supported him because they were "tricked" into doing so by the Russians, and therefore the election was illegitimate and Hillary should be president.
speech made not on US soil by non-citizens is covered by the 1A how, exactly?
Here's the 1st Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Can you point out where it says "soil" or "citizen"? Can you also explain how such restrictions are consistent with the phrase "no law"?
Wait, is the Pacific Northwest homophobic?
There is a thin strip of liberalism along the Pacific coast of America. Then there is a mountain range. On the arid leeward side of the mountains there is the much bigger and much more conservative inland area. Gays are welcome in Seattle and Portland. In Boise, not so much. Just ask Larry Craig.
It might have the opposite effect. It is easy to hate a faceless "other". It is harder to be homophobic when you know your friends and relatives are gay.
One of the reasons that gay acceptance happened so fast is positive feedback. As gays felt more comfortable "coming out", more people realized that "normal" people they knew were gay, leading to even wider acceptance.
The electricity in India is made from coal.
50 GW of coal capacity is under construction or planned by 2027.
100 GW of renewable capacity is under construction or planned by 2027.
They are also working on thorium reactors
a cell phone that has no battery in it can have a valid number but not be trackable by anyone.
The drone has to be connected to a working cellphone to initialize. You can't do that without a battery.
Biology 101 class, our Ecosystem traps about 15% of solar engery into usable bioengery.
No way. Even under ideal conditions photosynthesis is only about 6% efficient. But conditions are almost never ideal, which sunlight falling on deserts or nutrient deprived oceans. Less that 1% of incident solar energy is captured as "bioenergy".
Or alternatively, the valuation is not as pants on head retarded as it seems
They are a private company, so we don't actually know their valuation. My guess is that when their next funding traunch is due, their valuation will be way down.
There is an "early mover" advantage to auction sites, search engines, etc. that are in "winner take all" markets. But that doesn't apply to ride sharing. Most Lyft drivers also drive for Uber, and many customers also have both apps their phones. They will switch in a heartbeat to save $5.
The only way Uber can get a "lock in" is if they roll out their own SDC service, and are the first to build up a fleet of their own cars. I just don't see them doing that quickly and competently enough to dominate.
All the ethical scandals are having an effect. Uber's market share is slipping. I switched to Lyft more than a year ago. Same service, better app, nicer people.
But, registries and laws don't stop terrorists and other bad guys from doing their bad acts.
Actually, they do. When I received my Mavic Pro, I had to register it on-line and provide a trackable cell number before it would fly. A smart and skilled terrorist might be able to work around that, but most terrorists aren't very smart.
hopefully this is only for dones with a lift capacity of > 10 kilos or something.
In America, the cut off for registration is 250 gm total weight, even with a lift capacity of 0 gm.
What makes NK seem crazy is the dictatorship, its methods of controlling the population
How are those things "crazy"? The Kim dynasty has been extremely effective at staying in power.
the unnecessary hardship put upon the average North Korean to sustain it.
Why do you think it is unnecessary? You give people prosperity, and soon they will want freedom and democracy. The only other dynastic dictatorship that even comes close to the Kim's longevity is the Castros in Cuba, and they also impose plenty of hardship.
And the loony and obvious propaganda, of course.
Do you read Korean? Or are you judging NK by the English translations that their enemies spoon feed you?
The North seems crazy
Why is nuclear deterrence sensible when America does it, but "crazy" when NK does it?
There has long been talk of building modern windjammers, but it never happens.
There are reasons it doesn't happen, such as:
1. Bridges
2. Container cranes
3. Fixed port schedules
Kite sails avoid these problems, catch faster wind at higher altitude, and have the further advantage of already being commercially deployed.
So it's an expensive popularity contest.
No. It is an expensive filtering contest, that has little to do with "popularity". To get into Harvard, you need high SAT scores, a near perfect GPA, all the right extracurriculars, etc. People hire Harvard grads, not because they were educated by Harvard, but because they were accepted by Harvard.
He was talking about the quality of education.
The quality of education is not the same as the quality of lectures. If you are in study group with Harvard classmates all at the 99th percentile, you are going to learn a lot more than you will in a study group at Iowa State with classmates that got a 1200 on their SAT.
big lectures classes are BS
I prefer big classes. In small classes, the prof will digress to give a detailed answer to every question, so the class progresses at the pace of dumbest moron in the room. In big lecture halls, the prof just says "See me after class" or "Go talk to the TA", and moves on.
you can get a CS degree at any state school and they are far cheaper and just as good.
No, they are not just as good. A degree from Harvard will open a lot of doors. Not only because of the reputation, but also because of the alumni network.
It's not as if the faculty at Harvard are somehow better
It is not the faculty that is better, or the instruction, but the classmates. They learn a lot from each other. Which is why the restrictions on "collaboration" are so stupid. They are taking away the very thing that makes Harvard special.
I use an exponential pricing model. Each time my kids lose or break a phone, I spend half as much on the new one. The next time my daughter loses hers, she's getting a $30 flip-phone.
Maybe labor costs are a factor...
iPhones are made in China, while Samsung has shifted most of their production to Vietnam. So they should win on labor costs.
Who are you? Huawei?
It is pronounced (roughly) Wah way. There is no "who" sound.
It is a good name in Chinese, since the "hua" hanzi is shorthand for "China" and the "wei" hanzi can mean "action" or "achievement". So it means "Chinese action" or "Chinese achievement".
The $10 minimum for checks is interesting though.
Having a $10 minimum is reasonable if they also have a policy of rolling over any charge for less than $10.
Having a $10 minimum while cutting of customers that owe $0.12 is not reasonable.
The EU gets all the money. Well that fixes everything, then. Good job, EU.
The Germans are getting even for WW2.