Your statement would be true if there was another team on the field, but I don't know any TV "news" which is Conservative/Libertarian. I know a few that claim they are, but a self appointed label does not change the ideology they press onto the public.
I know of a couple (2) radio shows, neither are nationally syndicated, who are truly Conservative/Libertarian. They won't be nationally syndicated because of their views. Generally these shows bounce station to station because maintaining a sole station is extremely problematic when you are anti-establishment.
Even the Jon Stewart version of The Daily Show, which everyone claimed disproved the liberal/progressive biased networks, blocked conservative and Libertarian speakers. Now we have the new and improved more progressive version of the show (which I stopped watching because it's just like FOX and MSNBC in peddling propaganda).
Viv's approach is much closer to Amazon's Alexa or Facebook's Messenger bots, offering the ability to connect with third party merchants and vendors so that it can execute on requests to purchase goods or book reservations. The company's tagline -- intelligence becomes a utility -- nicely sums up its goal of powering the conversational AI inside a multitude of gadgets and digital services.
Not only will it try and search for something you asked about, it will try to sell you 19 variations of something. An alternative company motto for them to consider could be "brought to you by Carl's Junior and Ouch My Balls!"
I don't know anyone I'd listen to saying "Regulation's bad, m'kay". Everyone I trust and respect says that regulations are necessary for society to function, including in the USA. Hell, Adam Smith said that the only job of the Government was to establish regulations to prevent abuse. He further said that the lack of Government regulation was why mercantilism failed.
The problems people do complain about are that regulation has become a weapon for the rich to maintain power and control. It's Government backed Mercantilism, or Mussolini's Fascism to the letter.
Carbon tax hurts _you_, the consumer, not companies who are passing their costs to you. It also tends to harm the poorer areas who have less income. People in the Ozarks who rely on coal plants don't have the extra income to tax and pay for replacement power plants.
Shaping society with a hammer does not work, it has never worked. Carbon tax is a huge hammer. The working alternative is public funding through merit based incremental updates. That method is how we achieved national coverage for railroads, automobiles, etc..
It appears that there is a different perception of "Elite" at play. Elite does not have to be intelligent or holding lots of power, there are useful idiots who are also elites. Often people play an idiot for effect (GW) which helps other Elites.
I think people have this perception that all of the elites are the same, when that does not seem to be the case. Look at a Bilderberg roster, most are the type you expect but there are always a few head scratchers on the list.
There is a default value of 1 for a login account without the Karma modifier, so you start at 2 points with higher karma. If I am not mistaken one can turn off their Karma bonus if +.
If you don't know how things work, starting points are based on Karma. A high Karma level will start posts at a default score of 2. Shills, Sock Puppets, and others who attempt to censor by mod generally rate things with a name to change the score, so the change in number will generally be accompanied by a label. E.G. "Troll" which gives a -1 score.
While there are certainly elements of Slashdot who are liberal progressives and use moderation to censor, there is also a strong showing of Libertarian/Conservatives who will balance things out. It's not perfect, because nothing is, but it tends to work well for political comments when presented without appearing to be a "rant".
There are subjects which are purely censored though. Vaccine debate and God/Atheism immediately come to mind where if you are not progressive you are a "troll" almost without question.
The fact that he is in jail for accessing her server and she is not just free, but running for the highest office in the land speaks volumes to how corrupt the system is. Sorry, but "hacking" in the way this was done is not hacking, it was more like being a peeping Tom.
Considering the amount of Politicians and Appointees who have been immune to prosecution has far exceeded worry. I don't see how the Government is giving any options except for vigilantism.
Notice I never guessed at what you would do, I simply provided information. The "establishment", which includes rank and file Republicans, has been perplexed by the election events this year. Main Stream Media happens to be owned by the same "establishment" so instead of providing any real information they bait hoping for a specific result.
The establishment pressuring for their wants is the antithesis of this years election.
Sanders vs. Kasich would have been boring as hell. Sanders is in the race for the same reason as Trump, it's a thumb in the eye. Under more normal conditions nobody in their right mind would be attempting to hoist a Socialist into the highest office in the land.
You must be relying on main stream media for information on candidates, which would explain the ignorance on Cruz and vilification of Trump. Trump may deserve some of the negative press, but he is/was not the only bad guy on the field by any stretch of the imagination.
From a personality standpoint: If you can stand listening to Cruz for more than a few minutes I question your sanity. His.. over.. dramatic.. pregnant.. pause.. speaking style should make you question the message and the motives. While this may seem to be nit picking, Cruz refuses to answer questions and attacks everyone all the time while painting himself as a victim. Most people I know describe him as slimy, or in the words of John Boehner "Lucifer in the flesh".
From a legal perspective: Cruz was a Canadian/US Dual citizen up until he decided to run for office. He is not a natural born citizen as defined by common law and common definition, he is not considered "natural born". It would take a Supreme Court decision to approve him (no, he was not born on a Military base and does not share the same benefits as John McCain for citizenship claims).
Cruz's wife is a high level executive at Goldman Sachs. Yes, that Goldman Sachs. She went on "leave" when he decided to run for President. Cruz has a voting record which you can review and compare to his campaign rhetoric. Please do.
Cruz taking Ohio would not have changed momentum, because Trump "winning" has a clear set of logic. People are fed up with career politicians who take money from huge corporations and banks and do their bidding. Sanders is benefiting from the same prevalent mentality among voters. Cruz may not be as blatantly bought as a certain Democratic front runner, but he's at least what would be considered to be a normal player.
Look, I fully agree with your generalization because as a normal person I don't have to be concerned with a public image. Once you are in the public spotlight the game changes, and everything you do will be scrutinized because at that level you sell your image. Celebrities, including CEOs are not smarter than other people. Sometimes quite the opposite, because they get caught up in their image and neglect the basics.
It's like the guy in SF who publicly wanted to be a "thought leader" and then starts bashing homeless people. I have no sympathy for that person, because their goal was to be a public voice. The contract for selling your soul for loads of cash and public spotlights is messy. The next guy should be a whole lot more careful about what they say, and read the contract.
UAE creates man made mountain to grab rainfall. Every other country "close" will blame them for any change in rainfall and at least some of that is going to be legitimate. Impact from this is going to be felt far and wide, so anywhere between India, Italy, and Russia are potentially impacted. It is not far fetched that a country that used to be able to feed itself suddenly has a starving populace because they no longer get any rain.
Every country in the World threatens war over weather modification, and there are numerous countries that have long sought to master weather control for the purpose of war. UAE's intent may not be to harm neighbors but that's not always how things work out.
If the UAE was building desalination plants to irrigate with, it would be a very different story.
"Name a Socialist country that has been clean for more than a year."
Norway, Sweden, etc.. you consider those nations corrupt? When compared to the US?
Yes. "Sweden" is the International house of Money Laundering and "SHHHHH". Norway and Sweden both have the same problems as the UK, but are much smaller so we don't hear as much about them. I'm pretty sure the majority of populace of both of those countries will tell you how much it sucks to see nearly 60% of your income go right into a Government coffer because "Socialism". Polls have consistently shown as much, so save your "nuh uh" BS.
Next time you want to make a claim at least do some basic research on your claim.
Of course _HIS_ lawyer said sue, that's how Lawyers make money. Sue for 20gigabazillion dollars probably gives the gig away, so "sue for 20million". _HIS_ lawyer will be taking a nice fat check regardless of outcome, but generally they also take a percentage of the settlement.
I'd be willing to bet that the companies attorney said "he can't win", because they get paid to defend the company.
Is there a moral limit on what he should get if the company broke contract? Absolutely, but morals don't get paid too much attention to any longer.
I took GPs comment about a magic free market as I will explain.
There is not a "free market" by any stretch of the imagination. We have Fascism, not "Free Market". Businesses spend billions of dollars putting in politicians that pass laws benefiting them. "Regulator" positions and top level executives are a revolving door, ensuring that businesses control regulation in addition to politics. Corruption is rampant, and average people are shat upon.
Mayer's Golden Parachute for running a company downhill, and Yahoo's requirement to pay her more money than most families can make in a lifetime just to go away, is an example of corruption and a system which is morally bankrupt.
Before you say it, Socialism is inherently fascist and won't fix the problems. Capitalism can correct fascism, after numerous heads get lopped off.
A whole lot of history where Governments have used fear mongering tactics and propaganda to frighten their populace into submission giving up all their means of defense. It's really amazing how many Chinese said "Mao will never turn on his own people.", and how many said "Stalin has the Russian people's needs as a top priority.", and how many Cambodians said "Pol Pot is nothing like that Mao guy", and how many Cubans said "Castro is in favor of the people of Cuba".
Take anything you are told by our current establishment controlled media with a grain of salt, and even then I'd consider it arsenic. You are lied to every day all day by the media. It is really easy to prove, just learn a foreign language and read their news.
But alas sometimes people are struck and killed by lightning. That does not mean we can't claim "it's safe to walk around with metal in your hands", and does not make it wrong when we do. You are simply nit picking.
Stop changing the subject because you lose. Moving the goal post is a pathetic TROLL, not debating. You are wrong, you are dishonest, and you know that you are.
Please never move to the US, we have enough people living here who are sociopaths already. Stay in your own country and lie for self interests.
Always believe that sociological problems are simple. Banning fast food and soft drinks does not increase activity, so it does not fix the problem. Soda bans in NYC for example did nothing to curb obesity, not even a little. Similarly, forcing 30 minutes of exercise does not change the source food so has mixed results. Exercise with a shitty diet leads to injury and illness.
The problem is really both diet and exercise. "Western" lifestyle has drastically changed both of those things. Solutions won't come on a Slashdot post, they are way too complex.
Hardly, they have strong evidence that his computer contains evidence (testimony from suspects sister). The 4th amendment protects you from illegal searches, but the authorities have a warrant so there is nothing illegal about this search. The suspect is actually committing a crime called obstruction of justice by not complying.
And we all know that testimony is always true and infallible right? Especially because of [insert appeal to authority/emotion] right? Good grief! Some people are simply not capable of critical thought.
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Your statement would be true if there was another team on the field, but I don't know any TV "news" which is Conservative/Libertarian. I know a few that claim they are, but a self appointed label does not change the ideology they press onto the public.
I know of a couple (2) radio shows, neither are nationally syndicated, who are truly Conservative/Libertarian. They won't be nationally syndicated because of their views. Generally these shows bounce station to station because maintaining a sole station is extremely problematic when you are anti-establishment.
Even the Jon Stewart version of The Daily Show, which everyone claimed disproved the liberal/progressive biased networks, blocked conservative and Libertarian speakers. Now we have the new and improved more progressive version of the show (which I stopped watching because it's just like FOX and MSNBC in peddling propaganda).
Viv's approach is much closer to Amazon's Alexa or Facebook's Messenger bots, offering the ability to connect with third party merchants and vendors so that it can execute on requests to purchase goods or book reservations. The company's tagline -- intelligence becomes a utility -- nicely sums up its goal of powering the conversational AI inside a multitude of gadgets and digital services.
Not only will it try and search for something you asked about, it will try to sell you 19 variations of something. An alternative company motto for them to consider could be "brought to you by Carl's Junior and Ouch My Balls!"
I don't know anyone I'd listen to saying "Regulation's bad, m'kay". Everyone I trust and respect says that regulations are necessary for society to function, including in the USA. Hell, Adam Smith said that the only job of the Government was to establish regulations to prevent abuse. He further said that the lack of Government regulation was why mercantilism failed.
The problems people do complain about are that regulation has become a weapon for the rich to maintain power and control. It's Government backed Mercantilism, or Mussolini's Fascism to the letter.
To take a ride on, or donate money too, Boaty McBoatface. Now that it's named like all the other boats, like all the other boats I lost interest.
Carbon tax hurts _you_, the consumer, not companies who are passing their costs to you. It also tends to harm the poorer areas who have less income. People in the Ozarks who rely on coal plants don't have the extra income to tax and pay for replacement power plants.
Shaping society with a hammer does not work, it has never worked. Carbon tax is a huge hammer. The working alternative is public funding through merit based incremental updates. That method is how we achieved national coverage for railroads, automobiles, etc..
The part I'm not sure of is if you can turn off Karma when it's negative. We do have a few old timer (3-5 digit) accounts who start negative.
It appears that there is a different perception of "Elite" at play. Elite does not have to be intelligent or holding lots of power, there are useful idiots who are also elites. Often people play an idiot for effect (GW) which helps other Elites.
I think people have this perception that all of the elites are the same, when that does not seem to be the case. Look at a Bilderberg roster, most are the type you expect but there are always a few head scratchers on the list.
There is a default value of 1 for a login account without the Karma modifier, so you start at 2 points with higher karma. If I am not mistaken one can turn off their Karma bonus if +.
Pot makes you paranoid.
If you don't know how things work, starting points are based on Karma. A high Karma level will start posts at a default score of 2. Shills, Sock Puppets, and others who attempt to censor by mod generally rate things with a name to change the score, so the change in number will generally be accompanied by a label. E.G. "Troll" which gives a -1 score.
While there are certainly elements of Slashdot who are liberal progressives and use moderation to censor, there is also a strong showing of Libertarian/Conservatives who will balance things out. It's not perfect, because nothing is, but it tends to work well for political comments when presented without appearing to be a "rant".
There are subjects which are purely censored though. Vaccine debate and God/Atheism immediately come to mind where if you are not progressive you are a "troll" almost without question.
The fact that he is in jail for accessing her server and she is not just free, but running for the highest office in the land speaks volumes to how corrupt the system is. Sorry, but "hacking" in the way this was done is not hacking, it was more like being a peeping Tom.
Considering the amount of Politicians and Appointees who have been immune to prosecution has far exceeded worry. I don't see how the Government is giving any options except for vigilantism.
Notice I never guessed at what you would do, I simply provided information. The "establishment", which includes rank and file Republicans, has been perplexed by the election events this year. Main Stream Media happens to be owned by the same "establishment" so instead of providing any real information they bait hoping for a specific result.
The establishment pressuring for their wants is the antithesis of this years election.
Sanders vs. Kasich would have been boring as hell. Sanders is in the race for the same reason as Trump, it's a thumb in the eye. Under more normal conditions nobody in their right mind would be attempting to hoist a Socialist into the highest office in the land.
You must be relying on main stream media for information on candidates, which would explain the ignorance on Cruz and vilification of Trump. Trump may deserve some of the negative press, but he is/was not the only bad guy on the field by any stretch of the imagination.
From a personality standpoint: If you can stand listening to Cruz for more than a few minutes I question your sanity. His .. over .. dramatic .. pregnant .. pause .. speaking style should make you question the message and the motives. While this may seem to be nit picking, Cruz refuses to answer questions and attacks everyone all the time while painting himself as a victim. Most people I know describe him as slimy, or in the words of John Boehner "Lucifer in the flesh".
From a legal perspective: Cruz was a Canadian/US Dual citizen up until he decided to run for office. He is not a natural born citizen as defined by common law and common definition, he is not considered "natural born". It would take a Supreme Court decision to approve him (no, he was not born on a Military base and does not share the same benefits as John McCain for citizenship claims).
Cruz's wife is a high level executive at Goldman Sachs. Yes, that Goldman Sachs. She went on "leave" when he decided to run for President.
Cruz has a voting record which you can review and compare to his campaign rhetoric. Please do.
Cruz taking Ohio would not have changed momentum, because Trump "winning" has a clear set of logic. People are fed up with career politicians who take money from huge corporations and banks and do their bidding. Sanders is benefiting from the same prevalent mentality among voters. Cruz may not be as blatantly bought as a certain Democratic front runner, but he's at least what would be considered to be a normal player.
Look, I fully agree with your generalization because as a normal person I don't have to be concerned with a public image. Once you are in the public spotlight the game changes, and everything you do will be scrutinized because at that level you sell your image. Celebrities, including CEOs are not smarter than other people. Sometimes quite the opposite, because they get caught up in their image and neglect the basics.
It's like the guy in SF who publicly wanted to be a "thought leader" and then starts bashing homeless people. I have no sympathy for that person, because their goal was to be a public voice. The contract for selling your soul for loads of cash and public spotlights is messy. The next guy should be a whole lot more careful about what they say, and read the contract.
UAE creates man made mountain to grab rainfall. Every other country "close" will blame them for any change in rainfall and at least some of that is going to be legitimate. Impact from this is going to be felt far and wide, so anywhere between India, Italy, and Russia are potentially impacted. It is not far fetched that a country that used to be able to feed itself suddenly has a starving populace because they no longer get any rain.
Every country in the World threatens war over weather modification, and there are numerous countries that have long sought to master weather control for the purpose of war. UAE's intent may not be to harm neighbors but that's not always how things work out.
If the UAE was building desalination plants to irrigate with, it would be a very different story.
You are a shitty troll, go fuck yourself.
"Name a Socialist country that has been clean for more than a year."
Norway, Sweden, etc.. you consider those nations corrupt? When compared to the US?
Yes. "Sweden" is the International house of Money Laundering and "SHHHHH". Norway and Sweden both have the same problems as the UK, but are much smaller so we don't hear as much about them. I'm pretty sure the majority of populace of both of those countries will tell you how much it sucks to see nearly 60% of your income go right into a Government coffer because "Socialism". Polls have consistently shown as much, so save your "nuh uh" BS.
Next time you want to make a claim at least do some basic research on your claim.
I used the word corrupt and corruption to describe our current state of affairs also, yet you somehow missed that part.
Of course _HIS_ lawyer said sue, that's how Lawyers make money. Sue for 20gigabazillion dollars probably gives the gig away, so "sue for 20million". _HIS_ lawyer will be taking a nice fat check regardless of outcome, but generally they also take a percentage of the settlement.
I'd be willing to bet that the companies attorney said "he can't win", because they get paid to defend the company.
Is there a moral limit on what he should get if the company broke contract? Absolutely, but morals don't get paid too much attention to any longer.
I took GPs comment about a magic free market as I will explain.
There is not a "free market" by any stretch of the imagination. We have Fascism, not "Free Market". Businesses spend billions of dollars putting in politicians that pass laws benefiting them. "Regulator" positions and top level executives are a revolving door, ensuring that businesses control regulation in addition to politics. Corruption is rampant, and average people are shat upon.
Mayer's Golden Parachute for running a company downhill, and Yahoo's requirement to pay her more money than most families can make in a lifetime just to go away, is an example of corruption and a system which is morally bankrupt.
Before you say it, Socialism is inherently fascist and won't fix the problems. Capitalism can correct fascism, after numerous heads get lopped off.
A whole lot of history where Governments have used fear mongering tactics and propaganda to frighten their populace into submission giving up all their means of defense. It's really amazing how many Chinese said "Mao will never turn on his own people.", and how many said "Stalin has the Russian people's needs as a top priority.", and how many Cambodians said "Pol Pot is nothing like that Mao guy", and how many Cubans said "Castro is in favor of the people of Cuba".
Take anything you are told by our current establishment controlled media with a grain of salt, and even then I'd consider it arsenic. You are lied to every day all day by the media. It is really easy to prove, just learn a foreign language and read their news.
But alas sometimes people are struck and killed by lightning. That does not mean we can't claim "it's safe to walk around with metal in your hands", and does not make it wrong when we do. You are simply nit picking.
Stop changing the subject because you lose. Moving the goal post is a pathetic TROLL, not debating. You are wrong, you are dishonest, and you know that you are.
Please never move to the US, we have enough people living here who are sociopaths already. Stay in your own country and lie for self interests.
Always believe that sociological problems are simple. Banning fast food and soft drinks does not increase activity, so it does not fix the problem. Soda bans in NYC for example did nothing to curb obesity, not even a little. Similarly, forcing 30 minutes of exercise does not change the source food so has mixed results. Exercise with a shitty diet leads to injury and illness.
The problem is really both diet and exercise. "Western" lifestyle has drastically changed both of those things. Solutions won't come on a Slashdot post, they are way too complex.
Hardly, they have strong evidence that his computer contains evidence (testimony from suspects sister). The 4th amendment protects you from illegal searches, but the authorities have a warrant so there is nothing illegal about this search. The suspect is actually committing a crime called obstruction of justice by not complying.
And we all know that testimony is always true and infallible right? Especially because of [insert appeal to authority/emotion] right? Good grief! Some people are simply not capable of critical thought.
That was funny!