But, you apparently still think that the kids should've been arrested / permanently condemned for this?
Fuck yea. This is not bad behavior - this is sociopathic behavior. Anyway they will be punished as a juvenile so the consequences aren't as permanent as you are trying to make it out to be. Certainly not as permanent as allowing this sociopathic behavior to get worse.
What if the parents did nothing and a couple of years later their or their neighbor's kid does something that kills or seriously injures someone? If you found out that the parents allowed this action to go unchecked/unreported then you would be screaming about how irresponsible the parents were and how they should be held accountable for their child's actions.
The parents did good. They were being parents. Being a parent is not always trying to be your child's best friend - it's doing what is best for your child regardless how unpopular it makes you feel.
I think people will take exception to the DoD being used to perform domestic operations against US citizens rather than its constitutionally mandate of operations to defend US citizens.
More state universities are offering online courses. You can your classes online on your own time and get the same degree as the students that went to the classroom. The universities are accredited and you'll have a degree that will allow you seek post-graduate education if you are inclined.
The few classes that aren't offered online can be taken during night or weekend sessions (usually a couple of hours on Tue and Thur night).
Sorry. That reply was more appropriate for a different comment. I suffered two "senior moments" where the first was clicking on the wrong "reply to this" and the second being that I don't remember what I was replying to now.
On the surface this announcement sounds like Facebook is providing a beneficial feature to keep strangers from sending you messages which I didn't know was a widespread problem.
I guess it sounds better than Facebook announcing that they are selling access to your inbox for a $1 to solicitors who don't need or can't afford the the high-volume advertising service. I'm sure they will eventually provide volume discounts.
Think about it... who will want or need to pay that dollar to send you a message?
The only problem with your "nerd rage" is that having a common power cable to mobile phones is a very recent thing. I have a fairly recent feature phone made by Samsung that I purchased for my wife and a Nokia feature phone that I purchased for my father. The samsung phone has a flat wide power connector that won't fit any other phone, and the Nokia has a tiny coaxial connector that will only work on their phones.
Civilization has survived so far and mobile phones have progressed without a standardized power connector. Ironically, the one manufacture of mobile phones that not only raised the state of the art of smart phones but made it a huge commercial success is the same company that you vent your nerd rage towards.
This is a device made by someone who thought they could make money by proposing a "universal" charging station on Kickstarter. People who know better would just go to their local retail store and look over the complete selection of USB power adapters (both wall outlet and handy battery extender versions).
You forgot to mention that the EU and Chinese version of the iPhone comes with the microUSB adapter free. Only the US customers have to pay $19 for the microUSB adapter.
I think you'd find few Europeans who'd agree with that.
If you believe that is true then you really need to step outside of your social circle and meet other europeans. You'll find out that they like being entrepreneurs too. In fact their business savvy is pretty admirable.
You may be misinterpreting the thinly veiled isolationistic commerce laws that the EU occasionally produce as the region being anti-capitalistic which is pretty far from reality.
Let's be honest... The one that is included with the phone is more than adequate for 99.9% of the consumers out there. The cable that comes with the iPhone even plugs into industry standard USB ports including the ones built into most new cars these days.
Even if the iPhone came with a microUSB port based power cable, most (if not all) of the consumers would just use the cable that came with the phone anyway. So how does this "controversy" rise to the level where we should really give a damn?
I seriously never understood this line of reasoning. Because they have a responsibility to their shareholders, corporations are somehow exempt from all moral and ethical responsibility in every other way? That's like saying, "A car's sole purpose is to drive. So it doesn't have to slow down for pedestrians in crosswalks."
Nice hyperbole.
Being profitable and being "moral or ethical" are not mutually exclusive. You're trying to make them mutually exclusive is why you are having trouble understanding this simple concept.
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Fuck yea. This is not bad behavior - this is sociopathic behavior. Anyway they will be punished as a juvenile so the consequences aren't as permanent as you are trying to make it out to be. Certainly not as permanent as allowing this sociopathic behavior to get worse.
What if the parents did nothing and a couple of years later their or their neighbor's kid does something that kills or seriously injures someone? If you found out that the parents allowed this action to go unchecked/unreported then you would be screaming about how irresponsible the parents were and how they should be held accountable for their child's actions.
The parents did good. They were being parents. Being a parent is not always trying to be your child's best friend - it's doing what is best for your child regardless how unpopular it makes you feel.
Don't feel too bad. I remember the dual unit speed limit signs too, but adding dedicated kilometer markers was more recent.
What? That's why we have Starbucks and I think it more than doubled the cost of coffee.
Why settle for just one pint of beer when you can have 568 mL?
I remember it too. The reasons it failed in my state were due to:
1. It was a publicity stunt tied to the olympics that was held in Atlanta.
2. They kept the old mile markers up which tended to cause confusion during 9-1-1 calls from interstates (limited access highway).
3. Conspiracy nuts used kilometer markers as evidence that the US was giving up sovereignty to the united nations.
Actually having a second source for a crucial part used in your most profitable product does sound like a smart move.
Oh wow, the first attempt to justify a piracy site not by directly defending it but by making a pointless semantic argument.
Depends on the state. Universities within my state are advertising online courses for adults with full time jobs.
I think people will take exception to the DoD being used to perform domestic operations against US citizens rather than its constitutionally mandate of operations to defend US citizens.
More state universities are offering online courses. You can your classes online on your own time and get the same degree as the students that went to the classroom. The universities are accredited and you'll have a degree that will allow you seek post-graduate education if you are inclined.
The few classes that aren't offered online can be taken during night or weekend sessions (usually a couple of hours on Tue and Thur night).
Yea those people forcing wheelchair access in public spaces are a rowdy bunch.
Could be worse... It could have a python level of fanboyism.
Truth be told... after looking at all the facts... no
Sorry. That reply was more appropriate for a different comment. I suffered two "senior moments" where the first was clicking on the wrong "reply to this" and the second being that I don't remember what I was replying to now.
Yet I don't see a case where someone is being screwed over in this case...
On the surface this announcement sounds like Facebook is providing a beneficial feature to keep strangers from sending you messages which I didn't know was a widespread problem.
I guess it sounds better than Facebook announcing that they are selling access to your inbox for a $1 to solicitors who don't need or can't afford the the high-volume advertising service. I'm sure they will eventually provide volume discounts.
Think about it... who will want or need to pay that dollar to send you a message?
I think you'll find most people on this planet would disagree with the "only" part of the statement. I didn't catch that in the original post.
The only problem with your "nerd rage" is that having a common power cable to mobile phones is a very recent thing. I have a fairly recent feature phone made by Samsung that I purchased for my wife and a Nokia feature phone that I purchased for my father. The samsung phone has a flat wide power connector that won't fit any other phone, and the Nokia has a tiny coaxial connector that will only work on their phones.
Civilization has survived so far and mobile phones have progressed without a standardized power connector. Ironically, the one manufacture of mobile phones that not only raised the state of the art of smart phones but made it a huge commercial success is the same company that you vent your nerd rage towards.
This is a device made by someone who thought they could make money by proposing a "universal" charging station on Kickstarter. People who know better would just go to their local retail store and look over the complete selection of USB power adapters (both wall outlet and handy battery extender versions).
You forgot to mention that the EU and Chinese version of the iPhone comes with the microUSB adapter free. Only the US customers have to pay $19 for the microUSB adapter.
If you believe that is true then you really need to step outside of your social circle and meet other europeans. You'll find out that they like being entrepreneurs too. In fact their business savvy is pretty admirable.
You may be misinterpreting the thinly veiled isolationistic commerce laws that the EU occasionally produce as the region being anti-capitalistic which is pretty far from reality.
Seriously? It's a stupid power connector.
Let's be honest... The one that is included with the phone is more than adequate for 99.9% of the consumers out there. The cable that comes with the iPhone even plugs into industry standard USB ports including the ones built into most new cars these days.
Even if the iPhone came with a microUSB port based power cable, most (if not all) of the consumers would just use the cable that came with the phone anyway. So how does this "controversy" rise to the level where we should really give a damn?
Nice hyperbole.
Being profitable and being "moral or ethical" are not mutually exclusive. You're trying to make them mutually exclusive is why you are having trouble understanding this simple concept.
Delphi (and free pascal) introduced dynamic arrays that do start with 0.
However when I think of Pascal, I think Turbo Pascal and having to specify a start and end index number in my type declaration.
For example: IntAry : Array [ 1..10 ] of Integer;
You have it backwards. What do newer languages like python and ruby have that merits leaving Perl?
When will "use strict" be available for Python?
You mean Google's service is so unsophisticated that it blindly accepts a change in the server's SSL certificate without verifying with the user?