It's far too easy for mentally unstable people to purchase guns and ammunition. Negligent gun-owners should also face harsher penalties when their weapons are used to commit crimes. I grew up with guns, and have no problem with responsible ownership. Unfortunately, there are far too many irresponsible gun owners in this country.
I applaud Nate's effort to use mathematics to effectively make fools of all the talking head "pundits" in the media. I have followed him since 2008 and am looking forward to many more years of his work. I hope he continues to be successful in the future.
When I receive a political robocall, I make note of the politician who's the subject of the call and I then proceed to call their campaign headquarters and speak very rudely and sternly to the staff person who answers the call. I've gotten off several calling lists that way- lists that I NEVER asked to be on. It probably doesn't accomplish much, but I don't think it's a wasted effort to call and annoy people who willingly call and annoy me.
In local elections, I can frequently talk directly to the candidate. It's always fun to listen to them stammer and try to make an apology.
Note to politicians: If I want to hear from you, I will contact you. I don't need nor want you calling me and I don't need or want any of your "supporters" calling me on your behalf. I get enough of your foolishness in the media. I don't need to hear it over my phone.
It's WYATT Bunker, not WEST. As a Shelby County Resident, I can safely say that it is best to ignore anything he has to say. He is a complete moron. This is just the latest in a long line of foolish things he has done since he has gotten on the government payroll.
He's not a "kid", he's an adult, an irresponsible idiot of an adult, but still an adult. Since he's not a citizen, it''s fully justifiable to deport him for being convicted of a crime. The USA is not the only country that deports foreigners when they commit a crime.
Ravi ruined his OWN life. He chose to commit a criminal act and is facing the consequences of his decision. He is the only man who's responsible for ruining his life.
It looks like you misunderstood what I and several others have been trying to say. Being a responsible adult means either designating someone to be a designated driver or arranging some other way of getting yourself and your girl home after an evening of boozing it up. It's really not that difficult to do, but it does require a little effort and some forethought. If you can't do that, then you deserve to suffer whatever happens to come your way... I just hope that you don't kill or injure anyone else when you decide to DUI/DWI.
So get the law changed? Regardless of where you draw the line, someone will complain about it. As I mentioned elsewhere, this is one place where it is better to go with a lower bound.
That's another reason why it's better to just hand over the keys if you've been consuming alcohol. It affects people in different ways but you have to draw a line somewhere. This is one case where I'd rather be safe than sorry and think that a lower bound on the BAC is a good idea.
If a grown man is dangerously-close to the legal limit, he needs to hand the keys over to someone more responsible. Chances are, if he does choose to DUI, nothing will happen. However, there's always a chance he will cause an accident and seriously injure or kill someone. DUI is a serious crime and 100% preventable, all you have to do is act like a responsible adult and hand your keys to someone who is not under the influence. In that case you will not have to worry about getting that DWI on your record. The only person who is to blame for a DUI/DWI conviction is the person who gets drunk or high and gets behind the wheel of a car.
DUI is a serious crime and deserving of very serious penalties. It is a shame that numbskulls like these people can not properly follow procedures to make sure their equipment is functioning properly.
Getting killed by a drunk driver isn't "bad luck" and it's not an accident. The drunk made a conscious decision to get drunk or drugged up and then get behind the wheel. They made a conscious decision... You don't accidentally get drunk. It's the same as some idiot walking down the street firing off a rifle. He might not hit anyone the first few times he does it, however it's highly likely that one day, he will. The blatant disregard that people who commit DWI/DUI have for the lives of others is absolutely disgusting. The excuses and apologies that other people make for them are almost as disgusting. Drunk drivers who kill people should be locked up in prison for the rest of their lives.
I've heard all of the arguments you've made many times before. You're not going to change my mind... And I'm not letting my emotions cloud my judgement. I've seen far too many innocent people harmed by idiots who think they can knock back a few shots of whiskey and a few beers with the guys after work, then climb in to their car and go driving. Alcohol and driving NEVER mix. Too many people excuse DWI because alcohol is a legal drug and consuming it in excess is an acctable practice in the USA and other countries. Unfortunately, not enough people are mature and responsible enough to handle it.
The topic of this discussion is not incompetent drivers, the people we are talking about are the ones who make the conscious decision to get drunk, get in their car and go driving down the road. Drunk driving is something that can be prevented- as long as people act like responsible adults. Unfortunatelty, too many people do not do that. For that reason the penalties should be much greater than they are now. Drunk drivers have no respect for the lives of the other people on the roads.
If they are "borderline" and still choose to drive, then they should suffer whatever consequences come upon them if they are involved in an accident. DWI is a serious crime. If they are "borderline" they need to act like responsible adults and give the keys to someone else.
The law will prosecute you to the fullest extent if you're slightly over the legal alcohol limit, but could care less that a blind old lady shouldn't be driving on the roads. So alcohol is more dangerous than incompetent drivers? I've seen more accidents from people who don't pay attention to the road because they are too busy playing with the radio, eating a burger and fries, putting on makeup, etc. etc. I've driving intoxicated before, and I was very careful driving when I was, but you can't always avoid an idiot on the road. but because I had a few drinks, it's automatically my fault.
In 1981 my 17 year old cousin was brutally killed by someone just like you. DWI is a serious crime and deserves severe penalties- much much more severe than the penalties we have now. Drinking and driving is NEVER a good idea and no matter how "careful" you are. If you're out on the road, driving while intoxicated you absolutely deserve to be punished. If you injure or kill someone while out on the road, you should spend the rest of your life behind bars. DWI is a totally preventable crime and one that only idiots commit.
oops... forgot to add this comment to my initial post. I grew up in a rural area near a small town. There were 100 people in my high school graduating class. I had known more than half of them since kindergarten... so by the time I had graduated, I was pretty much ready to leave them behind and meet some new and interesting people. I'm sure many of them think/thought the same thing about me also, hahaha, but that does not matter to me at all.
I graduated from high school in 1988, went away to college and have pretty much been away from my home town since then. I kept up with some of my high school friends for a few years, but I've made new and better friends since then. I got back in touch with a few high school friends on Facebook and we communicate from time to time and that's just perfect. I didn't go to either of my reunions (10 or 20 year) simply because I had no interest in going. It might have been nice to go out of morbid curiosity, but aside from that, I decided it was not worth the effort. Heck, it's been so long and I've had so many new and more exciting experiences that I barely remember anything about those 4 years (less than 10%) of my life. Things change, people. Get over it.
I used to think Facebook was pointless... however, a friend convinced me to use it and I signed up. I actually like it... yes, yes, yes, I know all about the supposedly "horrific" privacy violations and all of that jibberish. However, as someone mentioned above, I couldn't care less whether or not some marketing drone knows I like Whole Foods. Anything I post about or talk about on Facebook is something those people would have found out in some other way. With a little self control, and some common sense, you are not going to get yourself into trouble by using social media sites like Facebook. I have met many people on Facebook that I would not have met otherwise- and yes I have met the majority of the people on my friends list face-to-face, including the ones who live outside of the US.
On a few recent flights I was on, I took a look around the cabin.... the majority of the people who were reading, were reading eBooks (and there were more iPads and Nooks than there were Kindles).
I've had the opposite experience... all of the eBooks I've purchased have been less than the hardback version. I've not checked the paperback prices on all of them (some were not available in paperback) and generally the eBook price was comparable. In the few instances where the price was slightly higher, the convenience of an eBook offset the slightly higher price.
I buy a few books a month, just what I can read in the time that I have. I am pretty sure that I spend less on books than most people spend on other forms of entertainment.
The loss of the ability of lending a book is not really a big deal for me because I never really loan any books out. My friends who are readers generally read different things than I do and if I find something that I think they might enjoy, I'll just buy it for them. In the past, I've sold some books that I no longer had any use or need for, however, not being able to resell an eBook is not that big a deal either.
I still buy traditional books. It all depends on the book and what I'll be using it for. However, the majority of my book purchases have been eBooks over the past year.
I have a NOOKcolor (and had a wifi Nook before that). Like you, I waited until the prices dropped a bit on the readers before I purchased one. I sold my wifi Nook when I got my NOOKcolor. eBooks are great for a lot of genres, but I still buy a hardcopy book from time to time. I prefer hardcopy cookbooks and I prefer getting magazines in electronic format.
Sure, you can not really loan an ebook, however, I rarely ever loaned any of my hardcopy books, so that's not a big loss for me (many of my friends are not readers, and the ones who do read are generally interested in other things). I think technical books are good candidates for ebooks, simply because many of them are huge and take up a lot of space on the shelf.
I especially like being able to take a "stack" of books with me while traveling and not have to worry about "books" taking up space in my luggage.
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It's far too easy for mentally unstable people to purchase guns and ammunition. Negligent gun-owners should also face harsher penalties when their weapons are used to commit crimes. I grew up with guns, and have no problem with responsible ownership. Unfortunately, there are far too many irresponsible gun owners in this country.
I applaud Nate's effort to use mathematics to effectively make fools of all the talking head "pundits" in the media. I have followed him since 2008 and am looking forward to many more years of his work. I hope he continues to be successful in the future.
When I receive a political robocall, I make note of the politician who's the subject of the call and I then proceed to call their campaign headquarters and speak very rudely and sternly to the staff person who answers the call. I've gotten off several calling lists that way- lists that I NEVER asked to be on. It probably doesn't accomplish much, but I don't think it's a wasted effort to call and annoy people who willingly call and annoy me.
In local elections, I can frequently talk directly to the candidate. It's always fun to listen to them stammer and try to make an apology.
Note to politicians: If I want to hear from you, I will contact you. I don't need nor want you calling me and I don't need or want any of your "supporters" calling me on your behalf. I get enough of your foolishness in the media. I don't need to hear it over my phone.
It's WYATT Bunker, not WEST. As a Shelby County Resident, I can safely say that it is best to ignore anything he has to say. He is a complete moron. This is just the latest in a long line of foolish things he has done since he has gotten on the government payroll.
He's not a "kid", he's an adult, an irresponsible idiot of an adult, but still an adult. Since he's not a citizen, it''s fully justifiable to deport him for being convicted of a crime. The USA is not the only country that deports foreigners when they commit a crime.
Ravi ruined his OWN life. He chose to commit a criminal act and is facing the consequences of his decision. He is the only man who's responsible for ruining his life.
Nothing you've written invalidates anything that I've written.
It looks like you misunderstood what I and several others have been trying to say. Being a responsible adult means either designating someone to be a designated driver or arranging some other way of getting yourself and your girl home after an evening of boozing it up. It's really not that difficult to do, but it does require a little effort and some forethought. If you can't do that, then you deserve to suffer whatever happens to come your way ... I just hope that you don't kill or injure anyone else when you decide to DUI/DWI.
Please tell that to the families of the thousands of people who are killed in DUI-related traffic accidents every year.
http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety/Impaired_Driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html
That's certainly true, however, it's also something that a responsible adult should do.
So get the law changed? Regardless of where you draw the line, someone will complain about it. As I mentioned elsewhere, this is one place where it is better to go with a lower bound.
That's another reason why it's better to just hand over the keys if you've been consuming alcohol. It affects people in different ways but you have to draw a line somewhere. This is one case where I'd rather be safe than sorry and think that a lower bound on the BAC is a good idea.
If a grown man is dangerously-close to the legal limit, he needs to hand the keys over to someone more responsible. Chances are, if he does choose to DUI, nothing will happen. However, there's always a chance he will cause an accident and seriously injure or kill someone. DUI is a serious crime and 100% preventable, all you have to do is act like a responsible adult and hand your keys to someone who is not under the influence. In that case you will not have to worry about getting that DWI on your record. The only person who is to blame for a DUI/DWI conviction is the person who gets drunk or high and gets behind the wheel of a car.
DUI is a serious crime and deserving of very serious penalties. It is a shame that numbskulls like these people can not properly follow procedures to make sure their equipment is functioning properly.
Getting killed by a drunk driver isn't "bad luck" and it's not an accident. The drunk made a conscious decision to get drunk or drugged up and then get behind the wheel. They made a conscious decision ... You don't accidentally get drunk. It's the same as some idiot walking down the street firing off a rifle. He might not hit anyone the first few times he does it, however it's highly likely that one day, he will. The blatant disregard that people who commit DWI/DUI have for the lives of others is absolutely disgusting. The excuses and apologies that other people make for them are almost as disgusting. Drunk drivers who kill people should be locked up in prison for the rest of their lives. ... And I'm not letting my emotions cloud my judgement. I've seen far too many innocent people harmed by idiots who think they can knock back a few shots of whiskey and a few beers with the guys after work, then climb in to their car and go driving. Alcohol and driving NEVER mix. Too many people excuse DWI because alcohol is a legal drug and consuming it in excess is an acctable practice in the USA and other countries. Unfortunately, not enough people are mature and responsible enough to handle it.
I've heard all of the arguments you've made many times before. You're not going to change my mind
The topic of this discussion is not incompetent drivers, the people we are talking about are the ones who make the conscious decision to get drunk, get in their car and go driving down the road. Drunk driving is something that can be prevented- as long as people act like responsible adults. Unfortunatelty, too many people do not do that. For that reason the penalties should be much greater than they are now. Drunk drivers have no respect for the lives of the other people on the roads.
If they are "borderline" and still choose to drive, then they should suffer whatever consequences come upon them if they are involved in an accident. DWI is a serious crime. If they are "borderline" they need to act like responsible adults and give the keys to someone else.
The law will prosecute you to the fullest extent if you're slightly over the legal alcohol limit, but could care less that a blind old lady shouldn't be driving on the roads. So alcohol is more dangerous than incompetent drivers? I've seen more accidents from people who don't pay attention to the road because they are too busy playing with the radio, eating a burger and fries, putting on makeup, etc. etc. I've driving intoxicated before, and I was very careful driving when I was, but you can't always avoid an idiot on the road. but because I had a few drinks, it's automatically my fault.
In 1981 my 17 year old cousin was brutally killed by someone just like you. DWI is a serious crime and deserves severe penalties- much much more severe than the penalties we have now. Drinking and driving is NEVER a good idea and no matter how "careful" you are. If you're out on the road, driving while intoxicated you absolutely deserve to be punished. If you injure or kill someone while out on the road, you should spend the rest of your life behind bars. DWI is a totally preventable crime and one that only idiots commit.
oops ... forgot to add this comment to my initial post. I grew up in a rural area near a small town. There were 100 people in my high school graduating class. I had known more than half of them since kindergarten ... so by the time I had graduated, I was pretty much ready to leave them behind and meet some new and interesting people. I'm sure many of them think/thought the same thing about me also, hahaha, but that does not matter to me at all.
I graduated from high school in 1988, went away to college and have pretty much been away from my home town since then. I kept up with some of my high school friends for a few years, but I've made new and better friends since then. I got back in touch with a few high school friends on Facebook and we communicate from time to time and that's just perfect. I didn't go to either of my reunions (10 or 20 year) simply because I had no interest in going. It might have been nice to go out of morbid curiosity, but aside from that, I decided it was not worth the effort. Heck, it's been so long and I've had so many new and more exciting experiences that I barely remember anything about those 4 years (less than 10%) of my life. Things change, people. Get over it.
I used to think Facebook was pointless ... however, a friend convinced me to use it and I signed up. I actually like it ... yes, yes, yes, I know all about the supposedly "horrific" privacy violations and all of that jibberish. However, as someone mentioned above, I couldn't care less whether or not some marketing drone knows I like Whole Foods. Anything I post about or talk about on Facebook is something those people would have found out in some other way. With a little self control, and some common sense, you are not going to get yourself into trouble by using social media sites like Facebook. I have met many people on Facebook that I would not have met otherwise- and yes I have met the majority of the people on my friends list face-to-face, including the ones who live outside of the US.
A lot of libraries "loan" eBooks.... I know plenty of Nook users who borrow eBooks from libraries all the time ...
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/26619/how-to-loan-an-ebook
On a few recent flights I was on, I took a look around the cabin.... the majority of the people who were reading, were reading eBooks (and there were more iPads and Nooks than there were Kindles).
I've had the opposite experience... all of the eBooks I've purchased have been less than the hardback version. I've not checked the paperback prices on all of them (some were not available in paperback) and generally the eBook price was comparable. In the few instances where the price was slightly higher, the convenience of an eBook offset the slightly higher price.
I buy a few books a month, just what I can read in the time that I have. I am pretty sure that I spend less on books than most people spend on other forms of entertainment.
The loss of the ability of lending a book is not really a big deal for me because I never really loan any books out. My friends who are readers generally read different things than I do and if I find something that I think they might enjoy, I'll just buy it for them. In the past, I've sold some books that I no longer had any use or need for, however, not being able to resell an eBook is not that big a deal either.
I still buy traditional books. It all depends on the book and what I'll be using it for. However, the majority of my book purchases have been eBooks over the past year.
I have a NOOKcolor (and had a wifi Nook before that). Like you, I waited until the prices dropped a bit on the readers before I purchased one. I sold my wifi Nook when I got my NOOKcolor. eBooks are great for a lot of genres, but I still buy a hardcopy book from time to time. I prefer hardcopy cookbooks and I prefer getting magazines in electronic format.
Sure, you can not really loan an ebook, however, I rarely ever loaned any of my hardcopy books, so that's not a big loss for me (many of my friends are not readers, and the ones who do read are generally interested in other things). I think technical books are good candidates for ebooks, simply because many of them are huge and take up a lot of space on the shelf.
I especially like being able to take a "stack" of books with me while traveling and not have to worry about "books" taking up space in my luggage.
I'll agree with that also. The wifi capabilities of the Nook are more than adequate for its intended use.