Alternatively, we could just use our nuclear weapons to kill all the Chinese.
This would also have the pleasant side effects of offsetting global warming, eliminating the world's largest source of pollution, bringing manufacturing back to America, slashing our foreign debt, freeing Tibet, and securing the continued sovereignty of Taiwan. I don't see how this plan has any flaws.
First Microsoft, now Google. As stupid as the courts are in Europe, it honestly makes me wonder why American companies even bother to do business with Europe. As far as I'm concerned they should just cut Europe off entirely. No Windows, no Bing, no Google, no Gmail. Pull the products from the stores and block European IPs.
Hell, imagine the savings if they no longer had to localize products for fifty different countries, deal with the batshit nanny-state laws of fifty batshit nanny-state countries, or have local offices with local employees in fifty countries. God knows it would hurt Europe far more than it would hurt MS or Google.
There are tons of places off the coasts that are far shallower with lots of oil. They couldn't drill in those spots because the government wouldn't let them, thus forcing them to drill in the more risky deep ocean wells where gas likes to freeze and make your rigs explode.
Well, since hippies hate nuclear (because of a very small chance of a meltdown), wind (because it kills birds), hydroelectric (because it interferes with fish), solar (because it's ugly/turtles/godknowswhy), coal (because it's dirty), oil (because it's dirty), gas (because it's dirty), geothermal (because it requires you to dig holes), and even wood (because you have to cut trees and make smoke), why don't we just cut the middle men and burn hippies for power?
I've got a few acres. Just sign a lease for the rights to put it on my land and get clearance from the county and you can. It's not like there's not a ton of wind coming through the valley every day anyway. I may as well let that wind pay off the house.
Species go extinct all the time without our help. The fact that a few that people find cute are on the way out too is no big deal. The ecosystem will get over it.
It is over-reacting. The Earth has been around for a lot longer than humanity and has gone through far worse than a little bit of oil leaking from the sea floor. The environment is much more capable of handling abuse than you and most other people give it credit for. There is absolutely nothing we can do that will permanently damage the environment, and even the worst things we can do will generally only do minor damage for a few years at most.
They kill birds too. The question you have to ask yourself is who gives a shit? Are the lives of a few flying retards worth a continued reliance on foreign oil?
"Mister President, the Soviets have just landed on the moon and are painting it red!" "Good. We'll just wait until they finish, then send up our own boys to paint Coca-Cola on it."
We can solve the problem altogether by nuking China, Korea, India, Europe, Australia, and Brazil.
Interestingly, this plan also solves world hunger, global warming, IT outsourcing, manufacturing outsourcing, Brazilians in MMORPGs, getting raped in Starcraft, and internet censorship.
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The Oilers and Flames both suck, so you should be ashamed regardless. That goes for you too, Toronto.
Did you see the video? I don't think she could pay anyone to have sex with her.
Nevermind that children never have a problem with being naked in public and wouldn't care in the slightest.
Or have you never been to a beach?
You have no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place.
Nobody is forcing you to fly anyway. Take a bus or train if you don't like it.
Alternatively, we could just use our nuclear weapons to kill all the Chinese.
This would also have the pleasant side effects of offsetting global warming, eliminating the world's largest source of pollution, bringing manufacturing back to America, slashing our foreign debt, freeing Tibet, and securing the continued sovereignty of Taiwan. I don't see how this plan has any flaws.
The bottom line is that this scam wouldn't be possible if Facebook had implemented a real dislike button years ago when people demanded one.
It may be a bigger market, but the overhead is fifty times worse, and that's not even factoring in the huge difference in taxes.
First Microsoft, now Google. As stupid as the courts are in Europe, it honestly makes me wonder why American companies even bother to do business with Europe. As far as I'm concerned they should just cut Europe off entirely. No Windows, no Bing, no Google, no Gmail. Pull the products from the stores and block European IPs.
Hell, imagine the savings if they no longer had to localize products for fifty different countries, deal with the batshit nanny-state laws of fifty batshit nanny-state countries, or have local offices with local employees in fifty countries. God knows it would hurt Europe far more than it would hurt MS or Google.
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The title "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" refers to the distance traveled, not the depth.
There are tons of places off the coasts that are far shallower with lots of oil. They couldn't drill in those spots because the government wouldn't let them, thus forcing them to drill in the more risky deep ocean wells where gas likes to freeze and make your rigs explode.
Fortunately, my proposal solves that problem too.
Well, since hippies hate nuclear (because of a very small chance of a meltdown), wind (because it kills birds), hydroelectric (because it interferes with fish), solar (because it's ugly/turtles/godknowswhy), coal (because it's dirty), oil (because it's dirty), gas (because it's dirty), geothermal (because it requires you to dig holes), and even wood (because you have to cut trees and make smoke), why don't we just cut the middle men and burn hippies for power?
Do you really think their moms would drive them to a company's office?
I've got a few acres. Just sign a lease for the rights to put it on my land and get clearance from the county and you can. It's not like there's not a ton of wind coming through the valley every day anyway. I may as well let that wind pay off the house.
Species go extinct all the time without our help. The fact that a few that people find cute are on the way out too is no big deal. The ecosystem will get over it.
Fire is hot. A lot of fire is really hot. Get enough fire and it'll weaken steel to the point of a total loss of structural integrity.
(Oil is really flammable, if you didn't know.)
It is over-reacting. The Earth has been around for a lot longer than humanity and has gone through far worse than a little bit of oil leaking from the sea floor. The environment is much more capable of handling abuse than you and most other people give it credit for. There is absolutely nothing we can do that will permanently damage the environment, and even the worst things we can do will generally only do minor damage for a few years at most.
Fortunately the Navy has nuclear depth charges. One or two should do the trick.
They kill birds too. The question you have to ask yourself is who gives a shit? Are the lives of a few flying retards worth a continued reliance on foreign oil?
I'm reminded of an old Cold War joke.
"Mister President, the Soviets have just landed on the moon and are painting it red!"
"Good. We'll just wait until they finish, then send up our own boys to paint Coca-Cola on it."
We can solve the problem altogether by nuking China, Korea, India, Europe, Australia, and Brazil.
Interestingly, this plan also solves world hunger, global warming, IT outsourcing, manufacturing outsourcing, Brazilians in MMORPGs, getting raped in Starcraft, and internet censorship.
So is the real world. They may as well get used to it.
In Tacoma, Washington cable internet, phone, and TV are city utilities just like water and power. It actually works out fairly well.