And closing Guantanamo, and ending the the violations of civil liberties, and ending rendition/torture, etc., etc. This is a Democrat who courted the environmental vote during the election only to turn around and advocate the expansion of off-shore drilling mere weeks before the BP spill. Another wishy-washy Democrat who accomplishes little-to-nothing and dilutes even the things he DOES accomplish (like health care) until they're basically meaningless.
Even the Streisand Effect can't change how anti-incumbent the voters are, or make the Republican Party swing back to moderation. These days, voices of moderation get purged pretty quickly from the Republican Party. And, sadly, saying stuff like "I don't believe in abortion even in cases of incest, rape, or protecting the life of the mother" is more likely to gain you voters rather than lose them. The GOP is about 2 elections away from advocating the abolishing of public education/Social Security and declaring martial law, and the electorate is right there with them. Democrats, meanwhile, are too busy compromising, selling-out, and generally acting incompetent to offer any real resistance. Sad, sad, sad.
Will Monster make a special gold-plated, oxygenated cable for it? Because the guy at Best Buy said that is only way to really hear the crispness of the digital audio.
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One of the angriest moments I've ever had in my life was when I found out that someone had stolen one of my papers off a computer lab computer (which it had autosaved to) and tried to turn it in as their own. The prof caught it because it was written for a 500-level class and this idiot tries to turn it in in English 102. The prof recognized it, circulated it around, and my prof recognized it and told me about it. He never would tell me the name of the asshole who had stolen it (probably because he knew I wanted to knock his dick in the dirt).
One of the things I was most proud of was that I never cheated in college. I saw plenty of others do it, and that was their choice. But I can at least say that I never did. My grades (even the not-so-great ones) were at least all mine.
Try getting by in the U.S. without a social security number for a while, hero. I keep hearing these bible-thumpers complaining about how this-or-that is going to be the "mark of the beast," and every one of them is complaining while carrying a wallet FILLED with various "marks." Modern society couldn't function if we didn't have SOME way to distinguish people from one another in mass numbers. Long gone are the days when you didn't even need a surname to get by.
In the U.S. you *automatically* join a class action lawsuit whether you want to or not. You have to specifically opt-*out* of the lawsuit if you are a "member." And if you happen to not hear about it (and a notice can be as little as a small ad in a newspaper), then oops, you've just given up your right to sue without even being aware of it.
Point of fact: class actions are *not* required by law (in the U.S. at least) to notify class members by mail and most class-action lawsuits do not notify members this way.
But please, don't let the facts get in the way you YOUR ignorant rant.
That's the exception not the rule. For every class action that you know you were in, there are probably 100 others that you were in that you didn't even know about. You didn't get jack from any of those other 100. And if your product from one of those ever stops working/explodes/catches on fire/etc. and you try to get it fixed, the company can tell you "Sorry, you missed out, we don't have to fix it now--and you can't sue us now either."
Yes, so all the plaintiffs who happen to read the "You can opt-out" notice on page 32C of the New York Times classified section, then send a letter and file notarized copies of forms 339-A and 22-4D to the court--yes, all 3 of those people will still have a right to sue.
It's not Google's place to do serve that function by discriminating against their straight employees. If they really want to help and still be fair to all their employees, just take that money and put it towards a lobbying effort to change the law (so that the extra pay won't be needed in the first place). Paying gays more to "compensate" them sends a bad message and only encourages resentment among straight employees who don't get this bonus.
As the GP said, two wrongs don't make a right. You can't (or certainly *shouldn't*) fight one discrimination with another discrimination.
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And closing Guantanamo, and ending the the violations of civil liberties, and ending rendition/torture, etc., etc. This is a Democrat who courted the environmental vote during the election only to turn around and advocate the expansion of off-shore drilling mere weeks before the BP spill. Another wishy-washy Democrat who accomplishes little-to-nothing and dilutes even the things he DOES accomplish (like health care) until they're basically meaningless.
There is just no party to speak for me.
It's not an oil spill. It's been renamed an "unplanned petroleum surplus."
What does any of it matter when we're surrounded by potentially deadly chemicals like Dihydrogen Monoxide every day?
No, they're called "wankers."
Even the Streisand Effect can't change how anti-incumbent the voters are, or make the Republican Party swing back to moderation. These days, voices of moderation get purged pretty quickly from the Republican Party. And, sadly, saying stuff like "I don't believe in abortion even in cases of incest, rape, or protecting the life of the mother" is more likely to gain you voters rather than lose them. The GOP is about 2 elections away from advocating the abolishing of public education/Social Security and declaring martial law, and the electorate is right there with them. Democrats, meanwhile, are too busy compromising, selling-out, and generally acting incompetent to offer any real resistance. Sad, sad, sad.
Just don't drink the tea and you'll be fine.
Or, even worse than that, a line to see the new Twilight movie.
Hah, funny timing. I just finished drawing a ERD for a systems analysis class.
He wrote the screenplay for the masterpiece Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
The flashing lights and loud music were probably overkill as well.
Can I still start screaming at my interviewer when he tells me the company uses Windows instead of Linux?
My favorite part of the page:
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
I trust the engineers will do the honorable thing.
Well, obviously that's because you're a pirate--out to steal the money right from Tom Cruise's stylish pocket.
Unless John Titor was on the dev team, I'm pretty sure they were limited to speaking of existing OS's.
Will Monster make a special gold-plated, oxygenated cable for it? Because the guy at Best Buy said that is only way to really hear the crispness of the digital audio.
By your definition, so does Microsoft.
One of the angriest moments I've ever had in my life was when I found out that someone had stolen one of my papers off a computer lab computer (which it had autosaved to) and tried to turn it in as their own. The prof caught it because it was written for a 500-level class and this idiot tries to turn it in in English 102. The prof recognized it, circulated it around, and my prof recognized it and told me about it. He never would tell me the name of the asshole who had stolen it (probably because he knew I wanted to knock his dick in the dirt).
One of the things I was most proud of was that I never cheated in college. I saw plenty of others do it, and that was their choice. But I can at least say that I never did. My grades (even the not-so-great ones) were at least all mine.
Try getting by in the U.S. without a social security number for a while, hero. I keep hearing these bible-thumpers complaining about how this-or-that is going to be the "mark of the beast," and every one of them is complaining while carrying a wallet FILLED with various "marks." Modern society couldn't function if we didn't have SOME way to distinguish people from one another in mass numbers. Long gone are the days when you didn't even need a surname to get by.
In the U.S. you *automatically* join a class action lawsuit whether you want to or not. You have to specifically opt-*out* of the lawsuit if you are a "member." And if you happen to not hear about it (and a notice can be as little as a small ad in a newspaper), then oops, you've just given up your right to sue without even being aware of it.
Point of fact: class actions are *not* required by law (in the U.S. at least) to notify class members by mail and most class-action lawsuits do not notify members this way.
But please, don't let the facts get in the way you YOUR ignorant rant.
You forget section 54-A of the new PSN Terms of Service: "Sony reserves the right to take possession of purchaser's first-born offspring at any time."
That's the exception not the rule. For every class action that you know you were in, there are probably 100 others that you were in that you didn't even know about. You didn't get jack from any of those other 100. And if your product from one of those ever stops working/explodes/catches on fire/etc. and you try to get it fixed, the company can tell you "Sorry, you missed out, we don't have to fix it now--and you can't sue us now either."
Yes, so all the plaintiffs who happen to read the "You can opt-out" notice on page 32C of the New York Times classified section, then send a letter and file notarized copies of forms 339-A and 22-4D to the court--yes, all 3 of those people will still have a right to sue.
It's not Google's place to do serve that function by discriminating against their straight employees. If they really want to help and still be fair to all their employees, just take that money and put it towards a lobbying effort to change the law (so that the extra pay won't be needed in the first place). Paying gays more to "compensate" them sends a bad message and only encourages resentment among straight employees who don't get this bonus.
As the GP said, two wrongs don't make a right. You can't (or certainly *shouldn't*) fight one discrimination with another discrimination.