Notice how I said I didn't hit him/her. Meaning I did leave enough room.
And if a light changes to yellow, it doesn't mean "stop at all costs," Yea, you could theoretically stop your car in the space provided, but laying rubber to do so and sitting stopped at a yellow light is also just as bad as gunning it to beat the red.
As someone who was behind a "oh shit, yellow SLAM ON THE BREAKS BECAUSE THAT SIGN SAYS THEY'RE WATCHING ME skid to a stop" driver earlier this week, I agree with the parent. I narrowly avoided an accident and the guy in front of me panicked when the light turned yellow with plenty of time for him and me (and if anyone was behind me, them also) to go through. I've also witnessed one accident caused as a direct result of the camera (same type of driver mentioned above). Our cameras have only been up for 6 months, and that was the first accident I've ever seen at that intersection.
I find it very curious that people aren't yet making these claims about Obama
Set your mod to -1, it'll speak a different story. Back in February, I was chatting with a friend about Obama, and made a comment about one of his policies being bad. I was insulted, told I was disingenuous, and came under barrage of straw man arguments. Same tactics as before, different side using them.
Yea, I'd heard that before also. It was more a statement about people trying to marginalize $165 million dollars.
That said, if they're not really bonuses, then don't call them bonuses (the media's fault here). Call them salary (or whatever term they really are). I don't think people would have any issues if AIG said "We're using $165 mil to pay salaries." However, we hear stories about expensive private corporate retreats, expensive office remodels, etc (as examples), which really doesn't help their case that these "bonuses" are mandatory.
Also, I'm with you against the government telling AIG (or any business) what to do with their money or trying to renege on the loan. However, they can take responsibility for their own actions, and take them into consideration for the future. A lot of people said this type of thing would happen when you give more money to the greedy folks that routed the economy in the first place. Government just ignored them. Think they'll listen now? I doubt it.
In Illinois, proof of insurance is now a requirement to register your vehicle and get valid plates. The information is required on the form. So uninsured drivers don't even have legally registered vehicles or valid plates.
You know, my initial reaction was the same as every one else ("If it's true, is isn't libel!"). But after reading further down in the comment, I actually went and looked up the definition of libel:
-noun
1. Law.
a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b. the act or crime of publishing it.
c. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
2. anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
Apparently libel doesn't have to be false, just intentionally malicious and defamatory.
So this isn't news because it actually seems to be legitimately libel claim.
* Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
* Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.
* Only 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water.(*)
* Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.
The linked scientific literacy test is a series of true/false questions dealing with the scientific method and no questions about random scientific facts. So the article itself proves it doesn't know the difference between scientific fact trivia and scientific literacy.
You know, you can just turn off your phone when you don't want to receive calls, and screen them when you do want to receive calls. It's not rocket science, I do it all the time. If it's important, they'll leave a message.
Not all, but many are, yes. It's a double standard in our society that bugs me. Expecting your date to put out because you bought her a nice dinner is OK, but paying her cash for sex isn't. Go figure.
To make things even more confusing, consider pornography. Basically, you're paying a woman to have sex and let you tape it, which is legal.
Have you ever been to a convention? I haven't, but if word of how bad hygiene is at these things gets out to someone who never has gone (and has no intention of ever going to one, ie, me), it might be a sign.
In the beginning of February, the FCC started looking into Comcast for throttling competing VoiP traffic. So while not double dipping, they were allegedly giving their service a competitive advantage.
And now that I've stopped to pay a little more attention, it's a Console Game only list, so scratch that whole... everything. Then again, not sure how you can make an 'influential' game list and limit it to console-only...
I'd give the "bringing RTS to the world" crown to Warcraft II. Everyone I know played it, even people I would've never imagined touching a computer in their lifetime. Looking at the list, it looks like any iterations of Warcraft were left off. Even WoW.
Despite how much I'm personally not a fan of WoW, you can't deny its influence over the MMOG market.
Actually, I've heard an acceptable explanation from a parent about the whole "exposing children to sexual orientation" while discussing MTV. It's not "omg, monsters!!!!" like you seem to think (albeit, some ignorant schmucks will take that stance). He told me the following:
"I leaves me in the awkward position of attempting to explaining sexual orientation to a 9 year old before they fully understand what sex and relationships even are. If my child isn't mature enough to completely understand sex, how the hell is he going to understand what sexual preference is, let alone understand it?"
The music that is used in games like that is rarely the original version. What it is instead is a cover.
While this is the case for the older games in the series, it's no longer true. The new games mostly use the original masters for the tracks. The music industry finally realized "Holy shit, our target consumer base eats this stuff up" and let the creators use the original masters. Good thing, too. Some of those covers were horrendous.
Personally, I'm waiting for the owner the Led Zeppelin's rights to make the same realization.
I think Brian Williams put it best about the Oscars during Friday's newscast:
"It's the day where the west coast pretends what they do actually matters."
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Stress the safety issues of illegitimate software (viruses, trojans etc.)
When dealing with management, you might want to just discuss the situation and stress the costs of fines and audits. The money speaks better to them.
Notice how I said I didn't hit him/her. Meaning I did leave enough room.
And if a light changes to yellow, it doesn't mean "stop at all costs," Yea, you could theoretically stop your car in the space provided, but laying rubber to do so and sitting stopped at a yellow light is also just as bad as gunning it to beat the red.
As someone who was behind a "oh shit, yellow SLAM ON THE BREAKS BECAUSE THAT SIGN SAYS THEY'RE WATCHING ME skid to a stop" driver earlier this week, I agree with the parent. I narrowly avoided an accident and the guy in front of me panicked when the light turned yellow with plenty of time for him and me (and if anyone was behind me, them also) to go through. I've also witnessed one accident caused as a direct result of the camera (same type of driver mentioned above). Our cameras have only been up for 6 months, and that was the first accident I've ever seen at that intersection.
I find it very curious that people aren't yet making these claims about Obama
Set your mod to -1, it'll speak a different story. Back in February, I was chatting with a friend about Obama, and made a comment about one of his policies being bad. I was insulted, told I was disingenuous, and came under barrage of straw man arguments. Same tactics as before, different side using them.
Yea, I'd heard that before also. It was more a statement about people trying to marginalize $165 million dollars.
That said, if they're not really bonuses, then don't call them bonuses (the media's fault here). Call them salary (or whatever term they really are). I don't think people would have any issues if AIG said "We're using $165 mil to pay salaries." However, we hear stories about expensive private corporate retreats, expensive office remodels, etc (as examples), which really doesn't help their case that these "bonuses" are mandatory.
Also, I'm with you against the government telling AIG (or any business) what to do with their money or trying to renege on the loan. However, they can take responsibility for their own actions, and take them into consideration for the future. A lot of people said this type of thing would happen when you give more money to the greedy folks that routed the economy in the first place. Government just ignored them. Think they'll listen now? I doubt it.
So yea, a large amount of money next to an obscenely large amount of money is a small percentage, but it's still a large amount of money.
This claim of some major flaw in paper ballots is a load of horsecrap. It's been the line of inept goons like Diebold, and it's just plain false.
Chicago and its infamous voter fraud record would like a word with you....
Lawyers and judges are skilled at knowing what is and isn't relevant to a case.
They're also quite skilled at distorting truth and presenting it in a way that manipulates and misleads a jury to get their desired results.
Uninsured motorists are a problem for everyone.
In Illinois, proof of insurance is now a requirement to register your vehicle and get valid plates. The information is required on the form. So uninsured drivers don't even have legally registered vehicles or valid plates.
-noun
1. Law.
a. defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
b. the act or crime of publishing it.
c. a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
2. anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents.
Apparently libel doesn't have to be false, just intentionally malicious and defamatory.
So this isn't news because it actually seems to be legitimately libel claim.
To get some more science literacy, check out http://www.calacademy.org/. To test your already existing scientific literacy, take this Richard Carrier literacy test. If you're already confident in your knowledge, here's what other people do not know:
.(*)
* Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
* Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.
* Only 47% of adults can roughly approximate the percent of the Earth's surface that is covered with water
* Only 21% of adults answered all three questions correctly.
The linked scientific literacy test is a series of true/false questions dealing with the scientific method and no questions about random scientific facts. So the article itself proves it doesn't know the difference between scientific fact trivia and scientific literacy.
I had the chance to play Bobby Fischer at chess once. He kicked my ass around the block.
Then he called me a fucking dirty Jew.
Which was weird, because I'm not Jewish.
Serious or not, that's the best metaphor for gaming online I've every heard.
A beginner also doesn't know what to do when setup.exe pops up a dialog box saying 'Installshield Error: -51'.
They call the tech support number on the box.
Not really any comparable options when a package manager spits an error back at you.
You know, you can just turn off your phone when you don't want to receive calls, and screen them when you do want to receive calls. It's not rocket science, I do it all the time. If it's important, they'll leave a message.
Not all, but many are, yes. It's a double standard in our society that bugs me. Expecting your date to put out because you bought her a nice dinner is OK, but paying her cash for sex isn't. Go figure.
To make things even more confusing, consider pornography. Basically, you're paying a woman to have sex and let you tape it, which is legal.
Is there anything that leftist nanny state liberals and right-wing fundamentalist bible-thumpers won't try and ban?
Corporate donations.
I have never heard Saint Anger
Metallica fans everywhere envy you.
Are they telling us we stink?
Have you ever been to a convention? I haven't, but if word of how bad hygiene is at these things gets out to someone who never has gone (and has no intention of ever going to one, ie, me), it might be a sign.
In the beginning of February, the FCC started looking into Comcast for throttling competing VoiP traffic. So while not double dipping, they were allegedly giving their service a competitive advantage.
And now that I've stopped to pay a little more attention, it's a Console Game only list, so scratch that whole... everything. Then again, not sure how you can make an 'influential' game list and limit it to console-only...
I'd give the "bringing RTS to the world" crown to Warcraft II. Everyone I know played it, even people I would've never imagined touching a computer in their lifetime. Looking at the list, it looks like any iterations of Warcraft were left off. Even WoW.
Despite how much I'm personally not a fan of WoW, you can't deny its influence over the MMOG market.
In the same way a cop can search your car, but can't force you to open the lockbox in the trunk.
Actually, I've heard an acceptable explanation from a parent about the whole "exposing children to sexual orientation" while discussing MTV. It's not "omg, monsters!!!!" like you seem to think (albeit, some ignorant schmucks will take that stance). He told me the following:
"I leaves me in the awkward position of attempting to explaining sexual orientation to a 9 year old before they fully understand what sex and relationships even are. If my child isn't mature enough to completely understand sex, how the hell is he going to understand what sexual preference is, let alone understand it?"
The music that is used in games like that is rarely the original version. What it is instead is a cover.
While this is the case for the older games in the series, it's no longer true. The new games mostly use the original masters for the tracks. The music industry finally realized "Holy shit, our target consumer base eats this stuff up" and let the creators use the original masters. Good thing, too. Some of those covers were horrendous.
Personally, I'm waiting for the owner the Led Zeppelin's rights to make the same realization.
I think Brian Williams put it best about the Oscars during Friday's newscast:
"It's the day where the west coast pretends what they do actually matters."