Sorry if you get butt-hurt by it, that's how people know us. As Americans. No other country I know of in this hemisphere also wants to be called America. So what's the problem?
For some reason, people who don't live in Mexico or Canada seem to think Mexicans and Canadians get upset when people living in the USA get called "Americans."
So, if you're applying for a job and somebody doesn't like you and/or what you believe in, they can accuse you of something, and then you will no longer be above reproach, right? And that's okay, right? Just checking.
Depends entirely on the job, and the type of accusation.
Sworn testimony in a hearing, where lying is perjury, for a senior lifetime role in government is very different from an anecdote told to someone considering you for a job as a Subway Sandwich Artist.
But I'm sure you knew that, Anonymous Coward, otherwise you'd have to be a moron, which can't possibly be the case.
Will you feel the same way when it's a D nominee being accused
Absolutely. When it comes to the Supreme Court there has to be no question of past misbehavior.
at the 11th hour.
It's hardly the "11th" hour. The Republicans insisted on rushing things through without proper due diligence of their candidate - As a result this came up now, instead of during the vetting process.
Doesn't mean it's some kind of conspiracy.
Ford reached out to the Washington Post and her Congresswoman in July - As soon as Trump nominated Kavanaugh. She also reached out to Senator Dianne Feinstein at that time.
How would you feel about losing the job of your lifetime to an accusation?
There are some jobs out there, where a believable accusation of impropriety is sufficient to prevent you from getting that job - Jobs in intelligence and national security. Some jobs in law enforcement. And yes, Supreme Court judges. You need to be above reproach.
Intel's anti-theft technology chipset ("Intel AT" - under the vPro/AMT umbrella) used to provide something similar on x86 Windows. If a device was "tampered with" (e.g. hardware was modified) the hardware would lock down, rendering the device useless to whomever was tampering with it.
However, that feature had to be consciously switched on by the end user (by running a software package) and the end-user could turn the anti-tampering protection off again if the device was going into service. So it was opt-in, and user-controllable. Sounds like Apple has removed that piece of the equation.
"Customers noticing" is only relevant if it means that significant percentages of them are changing their buying habits.
If customers say "Wal-Mart sucks" and then continue to shop at Wal-Mart then the fact that the customers "noticed" is irrelevant.
It's no different than customers complaining about airline service, but then exclusively purchasing air travel based on the lowest fare - Unless customers are willing to vote with their wallets, nothing will change.
Isn't selling? I had a Surface Pro 2013 - I'm writing this on a Surface Pro 2017.
These gadgets are everywhere - At airports, coffee shops, train stations and universities - All over my office and every offsite meeting I attend at other companies. Everywhere you look where people have devices open and there's a bunch of Surfaces.
Man do I hate this. Sitting on my deck in the evening with a beer and a book and have to listen to inconsiderate cyclist after cyclist ride by blaring music from their backpack speakers.
The absolute BEST is when I'm at the park with my kids and I get to listen to skinny white boys on bikes blaring gangsta rap about "fucking my nigga bitch whore."
Is it really that difficult to just ride your damn bike?
I suspect that the real angle behind this is a veiled threat of the government considering these platforms to be monopolies
I think it's much less sophisticated than that - Governments become upset when access to facts becomes painless for citizens.
When Trump claims the "highest number in history" watched his State of the Union, a quick Google search proves he's lying. When the government says breach-of-ethics allegations against the head of the EPA are "lies" a quick Google search proves they are in fact the truth.
Things are further complicated when the lies spread by their supporters in the media - Hannity, Limbaugh et al are quickly dismissed by a quick online search.
Example after example exist to demonstrate government lies that are quickly shattered by citizen searches.
The government tries to obfuscate their frustration with this by using terms like "bias" but that's really not what they're talking about - They're simply concerned about people's ready access to facts, as opposed to their spin.
Why do you think less democratic nations like China attempt to curtail the flow of facts? It's no different.
I'd be interested to hear what others think are news outlets which avoid bias.
I, like most people, read & watch news for two reasons, Anonymous Coward: Facts, and analysis.
Facts are straightforward: "Russia meddled in the American election."
Analysis from experts at reputable news agencies like The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, PBS and The Economist tell me why Russia meddled in the American election - What Putin's goals are, what the endgame is, and what the geopolitical consequences are.
Unless you are an expert yourself and / or have a 16-hour day, facts without analysis are only half the puzzle - Or even less.
"an organized competition", which is what esports is: not just gaming, but something more specific.
A chess match is an "organized competition." A poker tournament is an "organized competition." Heck, a "battle of the bands" is an "organized competition." None of these things are "sports."
The thing I don't understand are video games that are sports you can play in real life. I understand playing a video game where you pilot a spaceship or blast aliens or race Mario Carts, but why pay soccer or basketball on a game console?
Unless your legs don't work or you live somewhere very isolated, just go play actual soccer or basketball.
But by leaving Facebook in abrupt fashion this week
When a company is acquired, it's almost always the case that the senior managers / founders move on to something new after a "transition period."
Usually the staff in duplicated admin roles are the first to go (HR / Accounting) followed by those that depart after sales and marketing merge - Senior execs are next.
Happens over and over and over again the same way - And will continue to do so.
Yet, the SiriusXM (free trial) in my car would cut out going under a bridge over the freeway.
I find the physics of satellite reception fascinating.
I'm at 49.3 degrees of latitude. Sirius works fine in the underground parking lot at my doctor's office, but outside at an intersection with clear line of sight to the sky it cuts out.
Still, all through the Canadian rockies it worked - Even up at 53 degrees.
where people are now willing to stream over cellular
I realize I'm in the minority, but a couple of months I was on a roadtrip all over British Columbia. There were long stretches of the highway where there was no cellular data coverage, but where my SiriusXM worked fine.
The only countries that have less problems with guns than the US are western countries that are less diverse than the US
You think Canada is less diverse than the US? I'm Canadian, and my office resembles the United Nations hosting a gay pride parade.
We do have gun control, though.
It's frustrating (bordering on bizarre) how so many Americans grasp at any straw to explain gun violence, while refusing to concede the one commonality: The absence of gun control.
The only western country to break into the top 20 most diverse is Canada. The United States ranks near the middle, slightly more diverse than Russia but slightly less diverse than Spain.
Yes I do, Anonymous Coward. It's one of the reasons I think America should adopt Canada's gun control mechanism - Because guns are regulated but "law-abiding gun owners" can still get AR-15s.
The only other thing I think America would need to "borrow" would be Australia's gun buyback program to get some of the hundreds of millions of guns already in circulation off the street.
I am alive, and healthy, and can enjoy life. So why should I give up money now, so that I can have more when I am dead?
I'm married. My wife and I have two kids (8 & 10) and a mortgage on our house. Both my wife and I work full time.
We have a life insurance plan.
If I'm hit by a bus and killed this afternoon, the life insurance means my wife won't suffer financial hardship. She won't have to sell the house (she likely would without life insurance), she'll be able to afford a nanny to look after the kids while she's at work etc.
If *both* my wife and I are killed driving home from the movies on a Saturday night, the life insurance means the kids are taken care of - Their guardians who now have to raise two additional kids won't suffer financial hardship.
If you don't have dependants there's little point in life insurance, though.
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Sorry if you get butt-hurt by it, that's how people know us. As Americans. No other country I know of in this hemisphere also wants to be called America. So what's the problem?
For some reason, people who don't live in Mexico or Canada seem to think Mexicans and Canadians get upset when people living in the USA get called "Americans."
We don't.
Signed,
A Canadian
So, if you're applying for a job and somebody doesn't like you and/or what you believe in, they can accuse you of something, and then you will no longer be above reproach, right? And that's okay, right? Just checking.
Depends entirely on the job, and the type of accusation.
Sworn testimony in a hearing, where lying is perjury, for a senior lifetime role in government is very different from an anecdote told to someone considering you for a job as a Subway Sandwich Artist.
But I'm sure you knew that, Anonymous Coward, otherwise you'd have to be a moron, which can't possibly be the case.
Will you feel the same way when it's a D nominee being accused
Absolutely. When it comes to the Supreme Court there has to be no question of past misbehavior.
at the 11th hour.
It's hardly the "11th" hour. The Republicans insisted on rushing things through without proper due diligence of their candidate - As a result this came up now, instead of during the vetting process.
Doesn't mean it's some kind of conspiracy.
Ford reached out to the Washington Post and her Congresswoman in July - As soon as Trump nominated Kavanaugh. She also reached out to Senator Dianne Feinstein at that time.
How would you feel about losing the job of your lifetime to an accusation?
There are some jobs out there, where a believable accusation of impropriety is sufficient to prevent you from getting that job - Jobs in intelligence and national security. Some jobs in law enforcement. And yes, Supreme Court judges. You need to be above reproach.
Intel's anti-theft technology chipset ("Intel AT" - under the vPro/AMT umbrella) used to provide something similar on x86 Windows. If a device was "tampered with" (e.g. hardware was modified) the hardware would lock down, rendering the device useless to whomever was tampering with it.
However, that feature had to be consciously switched on by the end user (by running a software package) and the end-user could turn the anti-tampering protection off again if the device was going into service. So it was opt-in, and user-controllable. Sounds like Apple has removed that piece of the equation.
and customers are noticing?
"Customers noticing" is only relevant if it means that significant percentages of them are changing their buying habits.
If customers say "Wal-Mart sucks" and then continue to shop at Wal-Mart then the fact that the customers "noticed" is irrelevant.
It's no different than customers complaining about airline service, but then exclusively purchasing air travel based on the lowest fare - Unless customers are willing to vote with their wallets, nothing will change.
School districts don't use surface laptops.
It's true they're not often in students' hands, but they buy 'em by the thousands for staff and faculty.
It's not uncommon for a midsize school district to have 5000 or more teachers, all with Surfaces.
Source: Until recently, I worked for a company that sold IT Asset management solutions into K12.
but it isn't selling
Isn't selling? I had a Surface Pro 2013 - I'm writing this on a Surface Pro 2017.
These gadgets are everywhere - At airports, coffee shops, train stations and universities - All over my office and every offsite meeting I attend at other companies. Everywhere you look where people have devices open and there's a bunch of Surfaces.
They too are inconsiderate dicks, but they rarely drive their car through a city park.
Some people use speakers as well.
Man do I hate this. Sitting on my deck in the evening with a beer and a book and have to listen to inconsiderate cyclist after cyclist ride by blaring music from their backpack speakers.
The absolute BEST is when I'm at the park with my kids and I get to listen to skinny white boys on bikes blaring gangsta rap about "fucking my nigga bitch whore."
Is it really that difficult to just ride your damn bike?
I suspect that the real angle behind this is a veiled threat of the government considering these platforms to be monopolies
I think it's much less sophisticated than that - Governments become upset when access to facts becomes painless for citizens.
When Trump claims the "highest number in history" watched his State of the Union, a quick Google search proves he's lying. When the government says breach-of-ethics allegations against the head of the EPA are "lies" a quick Google search proves they are in fact the truth.
Things are further complicated when the lies spread by their supporters in the media - Hannity, Limbaugh et al are quickly dismissed by a quick online search.
Example after example exist to demonstrate government lies that are quickly shattered by citizen searches.
The government tries to obfuscate their frustration with this by using terms like "bias" but that's really not what they're talking about - They're simply concerned about people's ready access to facts, as opposed to their spin.
Why do you think less democratic nations like China attempt to curtail the flow of facts? It's no different.
I'd be interested to hear what others think are news outlets which avoid bias.
I, like most people, read & watch news for two reasons, Anonymous Coward: Facts, and analysis.
Facts are straightforward: "Russia meddled in the American election."
Analysis from experts at reputable news agencies like The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, PBS and The Economist tell me why Russia meddled in the American election - What Putin's goals are, what the endgame is, and what the geopolitical consequences are.
Unless you are an expert yourself and / or have a 16-hour day, facts without analysis are only half the puzzle - Or even less.
"an organized competition", which is what esports is: not just gaming, but something more specific.
A chess match is an "organized competition." A poker tournament is an "organized competition." Heck, a "battle of the bands" is an "organized competition." None of these things are "sports."
You already have a word: Gaming.
...because it ain't "sports."
Players moving chess pieces around a wooden board don't call it "bSports."
People like to watch challenging things done well.
Absolutely true - But if you like watching poker on TV, or good variety shows, you're not watching "sports."
The thing I don't understand are video games that are sports you can play in real life. I understand playing a video game where you pilot a spaceship or blast aliens or race Mario Carts, but why pay soccer or basketball on a game console?
Unless your legs don't work or you live somewhere very isolated, just go play actual soccer or basketball.
Golf, etc are activities rather than sports. I'm with you on your definition.
My rule of thumb is if you can do the activity while smoking and/or drinking beer it's not a "sport."
ergo, Golf, bowling, fishing, darts - Not sports.
My personal jury is still out on curling, but that's probably just my Canadian bias leaking through.
But by leaving Facebook in abrupt fashion this week
When a company is acquired, it's almost always the case that the senior managers / founders move on to something new after a "transition period."
Usually the staff in duplicated admin roles are the first to go (HR / Accounting) followed by those that depart after sales and marketing merge - Senior execs are next.
Happens over and over and over again the same way - And will continue to do so.
Yet, the SiriusXM (free trial) in my car would cut out going under a bridge over the freeway.
I find the physics of satellite reception fascinating. I'm at 49.3 degrees of latitude. Sirius works fine in the underground parking lot at my doctor's office, but outside at an intersection with clear line of sight to the sky it cuts out.
Still, all through the Canadian rockies it worked - Even up at 53 degrees.
where people are now willing to stream over cellular
I realize I'm in the minority, but a couple of months I was on a roadtrip all over British Columbia. There were long stretches of the highway where there was no cellular data coverage, but where my SiriusXM worked fine.
The only countries that have less problems with guns than the US are western countries that are less diverse than the US
You think Canada is less diverse than the US? I'm Canadian, and my office resembles the United Nations hosting a gay pride parade.
We do have gun control, though.
It's frustrating (bordering on bizarre) how so many Americans grasp at any straw to explain gun violence, while refusing to concede the one commonality: The absence of gun control.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fac...
The only western country to break into the top 20 most diverse is Canada. The United States ranks near the middle, slightly more diverse than Russia but slightly less diverse than Spain.
You know that you can buy AR's in Canada right?
Yes I do, Anonymous Coward. It's one of the reasons I think America should adopt Canada's gun control mechanism - Because guns are regulated but "law-abiding gun owners" can still get AR-15s.
The only other thing I think America would need to "borrow" would be Australia's gun buyback program to get some of the hundreds of millions of guns already in circulation off the street.
So, its really NONE of your freakin' business, now...is it?
Of course it is. I'm a human with empathy who lives on planet earth.
I have an emotional response when a nation says "Meh, we're fine with preventable gun deaths. Because FREEDOM."
It's no different than the criticism I label at Saudi Arabia when they say women shouldn't go outside alone.
So sorry....not gonna happen..
Yep, so sorry ALL THESE FUCKING LITTLE CHILDREN ARE DEAD because, well, changes are "not gonna happen."
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/da...
Goddammit America, every other developed country on the world has figured out how to greatly reduce gun deaths.
You can put a man on the moon but you're unwilling to protect your own people? That's messed up, man.
I am alive, and healthy, and can enjoy life. So why should I give up money now, so that I can have more when I am dead?
I'm married. My wife and I have two kids (8 & 10) and a mortgage on our house. Both my wife and I work full time.
We have a life insurance plan.
If I'm hit by a bus and killed this afternoon, the life insurance means my wife won't suffer financial hardship. She won't have to sell the house (she likely would without life insurance), she'll be able to afford a nanny to look after the kids while she's at work etc.
If *both* my wife and I are killed driving home from the movies on a Saturday night, the life insurance means the kids are taken care of - Their guardians who now have to raise two additional kids won't suffer financial hardship.
If you don't have dependants there's little point in life insurance, though.