It may not be the GOP (though I hope they succeed) but rather the Democrats hubris which might be the undoing.
As the Constitution states, all bills of revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. As Justice Roberts used his judicial activism to declare the bill a tax, it is thus a revenue.
Only problem is this bill originated in the Senate. Therefore, adhering to the Constitution, this bill is in violation and should be struck down on this point alone.
Then there's the whole 9th Amendment issue of privacy, but as the GOP doesn't believe in one's right to privacy they won't use raise that issue.
Let's be honest, walking around staring at your phone is nerdy too.
No, it's not. It's annoying. People can't pay attention to where they're walking when looking down, walk slower than other people thereby causing obstructions and generally make asses of themselves as they stare at the small screen looking at whatever is so important to them that they feel the need to interrupt other people.
It's also very anti-social if you're sitting with people and instead of talking to you, their heads are buried in their laps.
Then again, nerds are supposed to be anti-social so this just goes along with it.
Reminds me of a question I was asked in an interview: "What do you consider the most serious threat to the integrity of data?"
I looked at the person who asked the question and answered, "People on the inside." I then elaborated that the majority of data breaches and leaks comes from inside an organization, that once you allow someone access to that data, you have a potential security issue.
it still falls under the heading of harmless fun in my book.
Let me play Devil's Advocate. What if during her experiment, when it exploded, one of the people with her somehow got killed? Maybe a piece of the bottle went into their eye then to the brain, or maybe cut an artery and the person bled to death.
Obviously her intent was not to do either. She just wanted to see what happened. To use a phrase, "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." Now what do you do? She could be charged with negligent homicide or related items simply because of what she did, even though there was no malicious intent.
I am not defending what she was charged with. I am only offering alternate thoughts.
People keep talking about using lasers to zap these particles or sending up drones to collect them, both of which are highly unfeasible.
However, what if, and I'm just spitballing here, what if instead of a laser you use a reflective surface to bounce the photons of light from the sun into the path of these particles and let this tiny push alter the course lower?
You wouldn't need to be precise as the reflected light would cut a large swath and having the particle pass through the light at speed wouldn't be an issue. In fact, since we are tracking thousands of these particles already, the reflector could be positioned such that it would bounce the light towards the oncoming particles, thus slowing them down as well as degrading their orbit (albeit slightly).
Obviously I'm oversimplifying so go ahead and call me out.
hey can tempt you with all kinds of things you may not otherwise buy,
So you're saying our ADHD-adled society lacks self control and so to perpetuate the stereotype of those in the IT world shunning human contact, you'd rather keep spending more money. Got it.
The regulation needs to allow different prices for different payment methods.
It already does. A gas station I frequent gives a 3-4 cent discount for paying by cash than by credit. In reality it's not a discount but the actual cost of the gas to me whereas their credit prices are higher to reflect the added cost of the transaction.
Oddly, almost everyone I see pays by credit which leads me to believe either people aren't aware of the price difference, don't care about the price difference or are too stupid to realize how much money they're throwing away by using credit to buy their gas.
Regardless, I'm happy because I'm the one getting the lowest price.
What is important is that Jews had been living there continuously for 3000 years.
As were many Palestinians though oddly, immediately after Israel was created, they barred any Palestinian from returning to their homes after they were expelled by the fledgling Israeli forces, even though they had land titles and deeds showing proof of ownership since before Israel existed.
The law Israel created to prevent the return of those who either left of their own accord or who were forced out either by the nascent Israeli military or settlers is unique in that it only applies to those people of non-jewish heritage (whatever that means). The law, and a series of other laws afterwards, prevents only Palestinians from returning to their homes and even more conveniently, sets a specific date for when this takes effect: the day after Israel's creation. In other words, if you weren't on your land the day after Israel was created, you cannot come back even if you have proof of ownership.
So, to sum up, Jews had been living in what is now Israel for roughly 3,000 years, the same as the Palestinians. After the creation of Israel, only those of jewish heritage are allowed to return, everyone else, tough luck.
Looks like the Israeli's learned a thing or two from Hitler (yup, I just godwinned this thread).
Why not? That seems to be the modus operandi of the IT world and the business world in general where if you're above 35 you're not even considered for a position no matter how many years of experience you have.
The only exception to this rule seems to be those at the top where no matter how many times they've failed leading a company, no matter how many billions of dollars they lose, no matter how much they depress their company stock price, they'll be hired for their "experience".
is how many of these drivers were ghetto driving? How many thought they were being cool by stiff-arming the steering wheel or rolling their wrists over the top of the wheel?
In addition to the obvious distraction of trying to follow a conversation on a cell phone while driving, or trying to text and drive, one needs to take into consideration the near complete lack of stability one has when ghetto driving.
When you add in that factor, the danger factor increases tremendously.
I just finished The Divine Invasion and if that is evidence of his writing, I won't be reading any more of his stuff.
Sure, I got where he was going, but it was a trudge, a very long trudge, to get to the end of such a short work.
I realize what I like others may not like and vice versa, but I can't see how other than his thought process can be held up as a master of sci-fi writing.
Every now and then I will watch a new episode of American Dad and it's never funny any more.
Then you missed "The Missing Kink" episode. That one was definitely hilarious (to me at least) with Francine enjoying Stan spanking her and then Stan going overboard on the kink.
Hell, even the kinky principal and the hot tub guy were in the episode, and their expressions as Stan acted out his kink (apparently many known to mankind) were fantastic.
While AD has its issues, it's not as bad as The Cleveland Show.
And yes, Bob's Burgers is good, though not in the way most people think. Especially with the same actor playing Bob and Archer.
The biggest issue I see is that the ring which fits around your waist to help orient the screen is too small for the average gamer. Their fat bellies won't fit inside and could possibly do damage to the system.
This means these people will have to *gasp* get off their fat asses, do exercise first so they can slim down, THEN use this device.
so you don't want to pay for it until the day you need it?
Well duh! Why should I pay for something if I don't need it now? Should I buy a new set of tires for my car now even though I don't need them? After all, eventually I will need new tires
How about a toupee? I might lose my hair so should I buy one now? How about if I have a kid, should I buy them glasses when they're five even though their eye sight is perfect because in 30-40 years they might need those glasses?
The amount of money one spends on health insurance vastly outweighs the actual cost of doctors visits. If one were responsible, that money could be saved over their lifetime then used when needed. It's called personal responsibility, which is apparently an evil word in this country. Don't worry about what might happen to you, someone else is to blame or will pick up the tab for you.
Absolutely. If you're going to be forced to own a gun, then you should be thoroughly versed in how to correctly use it, store it and maintain it.
Just like the supposed reason for forcing me to buy something I don't want or need: to make me more aware of the costs associated with a poor lifestyle and get me to change my ways.
Oh wait, that last part doesn't happen because other people get to continue living as they want because someone else will get to pick up the tab.
(and everyone needs lots of healthcare in their old age.)
Define old age. Both my parents are above 70 and they don't have any medical issues. Same goes for my dad's older brothers (though the one who is now 80 is starting to show signs of his age). They're not on life support as apparently large portions of the country are judging by the way people are trying to force an added cost on me and others.
As to the smokers, that may be true but the point is I still have to pay for their medical costs despite them knowingly doing something which is known to cause cancer and related afflictions. If I am forced to pay for their medical bills because I don't use the money I am forced to shell out for insurance, then I should be allowed to dictate to them a healthier lifestyle so I get the most bang for my buck.
Obamacare, which is nothing more than a requirement for you to buy your own insurance,
Key word, requirement. I am required to do so whether I want to or not. I don't need medical insurance. I can pay for my once-a-decade visit out of my own pocket without having to shell out the thousands of dollars in the interim.
Thus, if I am required to pay for something which I don't use, I am paying for my neighbor who has chosen to do something which is a known health threat.
If you're going to require me to pay for my neighbor's health insurance despite them smoking a pack a week, then require that every person own a gun to protect their neighbor as well.
about applicants not having experience. This is the way it should be done: start at the bottom, learn what you need, then move up in the world using your gained experience.
Now compare that to human employers where you're supposed to magically know everything about how an employer works despite never having worked for them.
Further, unlike humans, the ants don't care about how old the ant is. All they care about is if you can do the job.
I am not sure it really needs to be that complicated.
How is this complicated? The people doing the interviewing would already, supposedly, have had to have read the people's experience before getting the interview, all this does is give them a sanitized version. The only extra step is having the HR person schedule the interview, which is their job anyway.
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It may not be the GOP (though I hope they succeed) but rather the Democrats hubris which might be the undoing.
As the Constitution states, all bills of revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. As Justice Roberts used his judicial activism to declare the bill a tax, it is thus a revenue.
Only problem is this bill originated in the Senate. Therefore, adhering to the Constitution, this bill is in violation and should be struck down on this point alone.
Then there's the whole 9th Amendment issue of privacy, but as the GOP doesn't believe in one's right to privacy they won't use raise that issue.
Let's be honest, walking around staring at your phone is nerdy too.
No, it's not. It's annoying. People can't pay attention to where they're walking when looking down, walk slower than other people thereby causing obstructions and generally make asses of themselves as they stare at the small screen looking at whatever is so important to them that they feel the need to interrupt other people.
It's also very anti-social if you're sitting with people and instead of talking to you, their heads are buried in their laps.
Then again, nerds are supposed to be anti-social so this just goes along with it.
Reminds me of a question I was asked in an interview: "What do you consider the most serious threat to the integrity of data?"
I looked at the person who asked the question and answered, "People on the inside." I then elaborated that the majority of data breaches and leaks comes from inside an organization, that once you allow someone access to that data, you have a potential security issue.
That wasn't the answer they wanted.
it still falls under the heading of harmless fun in my book.
Let me play Devil's Advocate. What if during her experiment, when it exploded, one of the people with her somehow got killed? Maybe a piece of the bottle went into their eye then to the brain, or maybe cut an artery and the person bled to death.
Obviously her intent was not to do either. She just wanted to see what happened. To use a phrase, "It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." Now what do you do? She could be charged with negligent homicide or related items simply because of what she did, even though there was no malicious intent.
I am not defending what she was charged with. I am only offering alternate thoughts.
People keep talking about using lasers to zap these particles or sending up drones to collect them, both of which are highly unfeasible.
However, what if, and I'm just spitballing here, what if instead of a laser you use a reflective surface to bounce the photons of light from the sun into the path of these particles and let this tiny push alter the course lower?
You wouldn't need to be precise as the reflected light would cut a large swath and having the particle pass through the light at speed wouldn't be an issue. In fact, since we are tracking thousands of these particles already, the reflector could be positioned such that it would bounce the light towards the oncoming particles, thus slowing them down as well as degrading their orbit (albeit slightly).
Obviously I'm oversimplifying so go ahead and call me out.
hey can tempt you with all kinds of things you may not otherwise buy,
So you're saying our ADHD-adled society lacks self control and so to perpetuate the stereotype of those in the IT world shunning human contact, you'd rather keep spending more money. Got it.
The regulation needs to allow different prices for different payment methods.
It already does. A gas station I frequent gives a 3-4 cent discount for paying by cash than by credit. In reality it's not a discount but the actual cost of the gas to me whereas their credit prices are higher to reflect the added cost of the transaction.
Oddly, almost everyone I see pays by credit which leads me to believe either people aren't aware of the price difference, don't care about the price difference or are too stupid to realize how much money they're throwing away by using credit to buy their gas.
Regardless, I'm happy because I'm the one getting the lowest price.
Since when did Creationists ever let facts get in the way of a good myth?
Or become programmers.
What is important is that Jews had been living there continuously for 3000 years.
As were many Palestinians though oddly, immediately after Israel was created, they barred any Palestinian from returning to their homes after they were expelled by the fledgling Israeli forces, even though they had land titles and deeds showing proof of ownership since before Israel existed.
The law Israel created to prevent the return of those who either left of their own accord or who were forced out either by the nascent Israeli military or settlers is unique in that it only applies to those people of non-jewish heritage (whatever that means). The law, and a series of other laws afterwards, prevents only Palestinians from returning to their homes and even more conveniently, sets a specific date for when this takes effect: the day after Israel's creation. In other words, if you weren't on your land the day after Israel was created, you cannot come back even if you have proof of ownership.
So, to sum up, Jews had been living in what is now Israel for roughly 3,000 years, the same as the Palestinians. After the creation of Israel, only those of jewish heritage are allowed to return, everyone else, tough luck.
Looks like the Israeli's learned a thing or two from Hitler (yup, I just godwinned this thread).
The answer isn't to resort to ageism.
Why not? That seems to be the modus operandi of the IT world and the business world in general where if you're above 35 you're not even considered for a position no matter how many years of experience you have.
The only exception to this rule seems to be those at the top where no matter how many times they've failed leading a company, no matter how many billions of dollars they lose, no matter how much they depress their company stock price, they'll be hired for their "experience".
How about accomplishing something meaningful for minorities for a change?
They are. Whites will be the minority around 2050.
They're just looking towards the future rather than living in the past where no black, hispanic or asian person ever shoped at an IKEA.
is how many of these drivers were ghetto driving? How many thought they were being cool by stiff-arming the steering wheel or rolling their wrists over the top of the wheel?
In addition to the obvious distraction of trying to follow a conversation on a cell phone while driving, or trying to text and drive, one needs to take into consideration the near complete lack of stability one has when ghetto driving.
When you add in that factor, the danger factor increases tremendously.
Eventually the only people employed will be software engineers.
To quote Bender: Well, we're boned.
I just finished The Divine Invasion and if that is evidence of his writing, I won't be reading any more of his stuff.
Sure, I got where he was going, but it was a trudge, a very long trudge, to get to the end of such a short work.
I realize what I like others may not like and vice versa, but I can't see how other than his thought process can be held up as a master of sci-fi writing.
Every now and then I will watch a new episode of American Dad and it's never funny any more.
Then you missed "The Missing Kink" episode. That one was definitely hilarious (to me at least) with Francine enjoying Stan spanking her and then Stan going overboard on the kink.
Hell, even the kinky principal and the hot tub guy were in the episode, and their expressions as Stan acted out his kink (apparently many known to mankind) were fantastic.
While AD has its issues, it's not as bad as The Cleveland Show.
And yes, Bob's Burgers is good, though not in the way most people think. Especially with the same actor playing Bob and Archer.
The biggest issue I see is that the ring which fits around your waist to help orient the screen is too small for the average gamer. Their fat bellies won't fit inside and could possibly do damage to the system.
This means these people will have to *gasp* get off their fat asses, do exercise first so they can slim down, THEN use this device.
As that involves effort, you can forget about it.
so you don't want to pay for it until the day you need it?
Well duh! Why should I pay for something if I don't need it now? Should I buy a new set of tires for my car now even though I don't need them? After all, eventually I will need new tires
How about a toupee? I might lose my hair so should I buy one now? How about if I have a kid, should I buy them glasses when they're five even though their eye sight is perfect because in 30-40 years they might need those glasses?
The amount of money one spends on health insurance vastly outweighs the actual cost of doctors visits. If one were responsible, that money could be saved over their lifetime then used when needed. It's called personal responsibility, which is apparently an evil word in this country. Don't worry about what might happen to you, someone else is to blame or will pick up the tab for you.
Absolutely. If you're going to be forced to own a gun, then you should be thoroughly versed in how to correctly use it, store it and maintain it.
Just like the supposed reason for forcing me to buy something I don't want or need: to make me more aware of the costs associated with a poor lifestyle and get me to change my ways.
Oh wait, that last part doesn't happen because other people get to continue living as they want because someone else will get to pick up the tab.
(and everyone needs lots of healthcare in their old age.)
Define old age. Both my parents are above 70 and they don't have any medical issues. Same goes for my dad's older brothers (though the one who is now 80 is starting to show signs of his age). They're not on life support as apparently large portions of the country are judging by the way people are trying to force an added cost on me and others.
As to the smokers, that may be true but the point is I still have to pay for their medical costs despite them knowingly doing something which is known to cause cancer and related afflictions. If I am forced to pay for their medical bills because I don't use the money I am forced to shell out for insurance, then I should be allowed to dictate to them a healthier lifestyle so I get the most bang for my buck.
Obamacare, which is nothing more than a requirement for you to buy your own insurance,
Key word, requirement. I am required to do so whether I want to or not. I don't need medical insurance. I can pay for my once-a-decade visit out of my own pocket without having to shell out the thousands of dollars in the interim.
Thus, if I am required to pay for something which I don't use, I am paying for my neighbor who has chosen to do something which is a known health threat.
If you're going to require me to pay for my neighbor's health insurance despite them smoking a pack a week, then require that every person own a gun to protect their neighbor as well.
about applicants not having experience. This is the way it should be done: start at the bottom, learn what you need, then move up in the world using your gained experience.
Now compare that to human employers where you're supposed to magically know everything about how an employer works despite never having worked for them.
Further, unlike humans, the ants don't care about how old the ant is. All they care about is if you can do the job.
I just want a bartering medium that is freed from the pressures associated with money.
So you want to back to what, 4,000 B.C? Yeah, that will work out well.
I am not sure it really needs to be that complicated.
How is this complicated? The people doing the interviewing would already, supposedly, have had to have read the people's experience before getting the interview, all this does is give them a sanitized version. The only extra step is having the HR person schedule the interview, which is their job anyway.