Depends on how you define payment. At several US companies, an employee's pay is docked for using the toilet. They have to log/clock out and everything. Ostensibly, it is because they are not working, but economically it's the same as paying to use the can.
The category of a storm refers only to the strength of the winds. It has fuck-all to do with the amount of rain it can dump on an area. Houston saw billions in damage from a tropical storm back in 2001. So let's not pretend that a storms category is equivalent to its destructive power.
Remember that this patent was filed in 2000. I think it's pretty safe to say that a lot of things that are common practice in injection molding were not exactly obvious when translated to 3D printing. It's easy to look at it now and say "of course," but back then it wasn't exactly commonplace.
Public school officials (and school boards) are not free to act in whichever way they please. They can't randomly perform drug testing on students.
It's not quite drug testing, but a school strip searched a 13-year-old suspected of hiding Advil. Despite the Supreme Court declaring the search unconstitutional, they said employees were immune from liability. So, yes, the officials are free to do whatever they want; they can just say "oh, we didn't know it was unconstitutional, so we're immune." Also, several schools drug test students in extra-curricular activities.
You can't rebut crazy. Have you ever tried talking to a truther, a Holocaust-denier or a moon-landing-hoaxer? The best thing for private citizens to do is to make it as hard as possible for these whackos to be heard. Some opinions really don't need airing, and if a private community like Fordham decides they don't want to hear her batshit insane blabber, more power to them. As other posters pointed out, the College Republicans rescinded their invite BEFORE their president issued his letter. And his letter specifically DEFENDED the College Republicans' right to have their speaker of choice on campus. In typical WSJ fashion, this got turned into "the evil communist liberal university president wouldn't let this nice lady talk to some heroic, freedom-loving Republicans who desperately wanted to hear what pearls of wisdom she had for them."
Let's look at one of the universities in the article. Fordham University is a Jesuit institution. Their president (the person being criticized and lied about in the article) is a priest. Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, which is "a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church... also known colloquially as 'God's Marines.'" If that's not a sect, I don't know what is. Therefore, Lukianoff and FIRE do include sectarian universities. Now the question is, why do they only include certain sectarian universities? I think we all know the answer to that.
You would assume wrong. The seminary students I know are some of the most open-to-religious-debate people around. If you want to have a factual discussion about the historical accuracy of biblical texts, or the hypocritical nature of Paul, there's nobody better to chat with than a seminary student. I'm sure not all seminaries are created equal, so YMMV. Now, if you want to go on an atheist rant about how stupid Bible-thumpers are, then this is not the crowd for you.
I think Colbert said it best about Bob Barr (L from 4 years ago). "He believes the government should be so small that it can fit in your bedroom." (paraphrasing, regarding DOMA)
Are you trying to insinuate the US doesn't have socialized health care? Because millions of people would argue otherwise: people on Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the Veterans' Administration, or who obtain free care by going to emergency departments without ability to pay.
First of all, I don't think GP was saying that at all.
Second, If Medicare is socialized health care, so is every other form of health insurance. Because right now I'm paying a nice chunk of my paycheck into Medicare every week. What's the difference between that and Aetna? We all pay every week. We don't all use it. Some of us use more than what we paid in. You may argue that since one is run by the government, that it's inherently more "socialized." I guess that depends on your distinction between socialized and socialist.
I have no way to elect the president of Aetna; if it's the only health care option offered by my company, I either take it or leave it (and pay outrageous fees for individual health insurance). I do have at least a nominal say in who runs Medicare.
Also, I don't know why you think people get free care at the ER. ERs are required to give care, but they are not required to do it for free. Even non-profit hospitals sue poor people.
As someone who graduated magna cum laude with a math minor, I wholeheartedly agree. Anytime I have trouble sleeping, I pull out my mobile and try to read any math article that mentions rings or gamma functions. Instant zombification.
Seriously, this is overblown. These are rfid badges, not gps transmitters. I suspect there is a complete misunderstanding of how these things work.
What? American parents having an overblown reaction based on a misunderstanding of technology? Never! Just ask Jenny McCarthy or Jack Thompson, and they can tell you how parents always use the best information available to make well-reasoned decisions about their children.
I wonder if jukeboxes were considered controversial by some when they first came out.
I think the shift was even more recent than WWII. If you look at US society in the 50s, antisemitism was just as common as other forms of racism and bigotry. At least, that's what I can gather from popular portrayals of the era, especially in the south. Maybe somebody who lived through that time could share some insight. Any octogenarians here on Slashdot?
Hmmm.... that would work in the companies favor, too, because then they could a) not pay payroll taxes, b) find some crafty way of further deducting your "interest payments" from their taxable income, c) if they have enough "lenders" they won't have any "employees," and then they don't have to abide by many regulations (EEOC, ADA, etc.).
By the way, I'll hire you under those terms. $1,000/year is a bargain!
I got a ticket for running a red-light in Canada because the rental car was still in my name. Never mind the fact that I'd already returned to the US. The guy relieving me never went to the rental office to fill out the papers. My company paid for it, but it still pissed me off.
Yeah, I think GP was probably the worst analogy I've ever read on this site. Much better analogy would be leaving your house unlocked and somebody using your home during the day as their home base for some illegal activity.
I'm pretty sure there already some jurisdictions where if criminal activity takes place on your property, you bear some responsibility. They might have to show that you knowingly permitted and/or benefited from the activity, though. I can't recall, and googling for illegal activities at work is a Bad Idea (TM). Obviously this can't be widespread, or else just about every hotel would be in big trouble. Shoot, renters and apartment complexes would even be at risk.
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Don't bother. If you've got your smartphone out to use as a remote, just use it to watch the Youtube videos.
My old phone only gave you the option to delete a message after you opened it. I have had SMS disabled on my phones ever since.
Hopefully nobody named Bill Tong signs up for the mission. He might get jerky.
So... what phrase do you prefer to describe what a customer experiences while downloading software?
*crickets*
Thought so.
Depends on how you define payment. At several US companies, an employee's pay is docked for using the toilet. They have to log/clock out and everything. Ostensibly, it is because they are not working, but economically it's the same as paying to use the can.
The category of a storm refers only to the strength of the winds. It has fuck-all to do with the amount of rain it can dump on an area. Houston saw billions in damage from a tropical storm back in 2001. So let's not pretend that a storms category is equivalent to its destructive power.
Remember that this patent was filed in 2000. I think it's pretty safe to say that a lot of things that are common practice in injection molding were not exactly obvious when translated to 3D printing. It's easy to look at it now and say "of course," but back then it wasn't exactly commonplace.
Public school officials (and school boards) are not free to act in whichever way they please. They can't randomly perform drug testing on students.
It's not quite drug testing, but a school strip searched a 13-year-old suspected of hiding Advil. Despite the Supreme Court declaring the search unconstitutional, they said employees were immune from liability. So, yes, the officials are free to do whatever they want; they can just say "oh, we didn't know it was unconstitutional, so we're immune." Also, several schools drug test students in extra-curricular activities.
You can't rebut crazy. Have you ever tried talking to a truther, a Holocaust-denier or a moon-landing-hoaxer? The best thing for private citizens to do is to make it as hard as possible for these whackos to be heard. Some opinions really don't need airing, and if a private community like Fordham decides they don't want to hear her batshit insane blabber, more power to them. As other posters pointed out, the College Republicans rescinded their invite BEFORE their president issued his letter. And his letter specifically DEFENDED the College Republicans' right to have their speaker of choice on campus. In typical WSJ fashion, this got turned into "the evil communist liberal university president wouldn't let this nice lady talk to some heroic, freedom-loving Republicans who desperately wanted to hear what pearls of wisdom she had for them."
Somewhere like Liberty has goals, and a legal status, very different than those of a state university.
And a Jesuit institution like Fordham University doesn't?
The free-speech-related issues at somewhere like Liberty are pretty different than those at a state university.
Fordham is not a state university.
Let's look at one of the universities in the article. Fordham University is a Jesuit institution. Their president (the person being criticized and lied about in the article) is a priest. Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus, which is "a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church... also known colloquially as 'God's Marines.'" If that's not a sect, I don't know what is. Therefore, Lukianoff and FIRE do include sectarian universities. Now the question is, why do they only include certain sectarian universities? I think we all know the answer to that.
You would assume wrong. The seminary students I know are some of the most open-to-religious-debate people around. If you want to have a factual discussion about the historical accuracy of biblical texts, or the hypocritical nature of Paul, there's nobody better to chat with than a seminary student. I'm sure not all seminaries are created equal, so YMMV. Now, if you want to go on an atheist rant about how stupid Bible-thumpers are, then this is not the crowd for you.
The most dangerous words you can ever hear (from a "societal good" point of view) are "there ought to be a law..."
Really? How about "There ought to be a law prohibiting murder." or "There ought to be a law ensuring my right to vote."?
I think Colbert said it best about Bob Barr (L from 4 years ago). "He believes the government should be so small that it can fit in your bedroom." (paraphrasing, regarding DOMA)
dammit. I totally forgot what this article was even about.... Nice trolling!
Are you trying to insinuate the US doesn't have socialized health care? Because millions of people would argue otherwise: people on Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, the Veterans' Administration, or who obtain free care by going to emergency departments without ability to pay.
First of all, I don't think GP was saying that at all.
Second, If Medicare is socialized health care, so is every other form of health insurance. Because right now I'm paying a nice chunk of my paycheck into Medicare every week. What's the difference between that and Aetna? We all pay every week. We don't all use it. Some of us use more than what we paid in. You may argue that since one is run by the government, that it's inherently more "socialized." I guess that depends on your distinction between socialized and socialist.
I have no way to elect the president of Aetna; if it's the only health care option offered by my company, I either take it or leave it (and pay outrageous fees for individual health insurance). I do have at least a nominal say in who runs Medicare.
Also, I don't know why you think people get free care at the ER. ERs are required to give care, but they are not required to do it for free. Even non-profit hospitals sue poor people.
As someone who graduated magna cum laude with a math minor, I wholeheartedly agree. Anytime I have trouble sleeping, I pull out my mobile and try to read any math article that mentions rings or gamma functions. Instant zombification.
Windows 8 is more like thong underwear, that are also used as dental floss!
mmmmmm.... tastes like chicken!!!
inflate?
Seriously, this is overblown. These are rfid badges, not gps transmitters. I suspect there is a complete misunderstanding of how these things work.
What? American parents having an overblown reaction based on a misunderstanding of technology? Never! Just ask Jenny McCarthy or Jack Thompson, and they can tell you how parents always use the best information available to make well-reasoned decisions about their children.
I wonder if jukeboxes were considered controversial by some when they first came out.
I think the shift was even more recent than WWII. If you look at US society in the 50s, antisemitism was just as common as other forms of racism and bigotry. At least, that's what I can gather from popular portrayals of the era, especially in the south. Maybe somebody who lived through that time could share some insight. Any octogenarians here on Slashdot?
You should really watch your antecedents. For a second there I thought you were going to set your ass ablaze.
Hmmm.... that would work in the companies favor, too, because then they could a) not pay payroll taxes, b) find some crafty way of further deducting your "interest payments" from their taxable income, c) if they have enough "lenders" they won't have any "employees," and then they don't have to abide by many regulations (EEOC, ADA, etc.).
By the way, I'll hire you under those terms. $1,000/year is a bargain!
I got a ticket for running a red-light in Canada because the rental car was still in my name. Never mind the fact that I'd already returned to the US. The guy relieving me never went to the rental office to fill out the papers. My company paid for it, but it still pissed me off.
Yeah, I think GP was probably the worst analogy I've ever read on this site. Much better analogy would be leaving your house unlocked and somebody using your home during the day as their home base for some illegal activity. I'm pretty sure there already some jurisdictions where if criminal activity takes place on your property, you bear some responsibility. They might have to show that you knowingly permitted and/or benefited from the activity, though. I can't recall, and googling for illegal activities at work is a Bad Idea (TM). Obviously this can't be widespread, or else just about every hotel would be in big trouble. Shoot, renters and apartment complexes would even be at risk.