While you may disagree with me with regards to "crimes of passion", there have been several cases in Italy where people haven't been convicted because of "extenuating circumstances" with regards to infidelity, like walking in on their lover with someone else. (hence, the crime of passion). If you'd like, I'd be glad to pull up the history for you (as I researched the various types of murders that occurred in the EU for a class).
On another note, yes, there is something as "permitted" homicide. It's called justifiable homicide. Please get your shit straight before trying to call someone out.
The United States' concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law stands on the dividing line between an excuse and an exculpation. In other words, it takes a case that would otherwise have been a murder or another crime representing intentional killing, and either excuses the individual accused from all criminal liability or treats the accused differently from other intentional killers.
Having a dial tone would be an indicating that emergency service is available, but if you're paranoid, you could call the non-emergency number for 911 and ask what kind of testing schedule (weekly, biweekly, etc) would be acceptable for them.
By law, you have to be able to reach 911 from your landline, even if you don't pay for service. Simply plug a telephone in, and dial 911 if you need to.
You make a very good point. Keep in mind though that through time horrible people have created amazing things/works/etc. Separate the product from the person.
I have no idea why you were marked Troll. In Italy, this is called "a crime of passion", and permitted in certain circumstances (not that I condone it).
I would love if someone would do a Ask Slashdot for exactly what you described. It would be a thread for the ages, and may help a lot of people gain some traction.
Most credit cards charge the merchant a fee per transaction plus a percentage (2-3% at least). So LegalTorrents should just eat the rest of their costs and run as a charity? I think not.
Well, not really. The actual moron is the guy who lists an auction with the low price below what he would reasonably sell the item for. Of course eBay encourages you to do this with the fee structure, and psychologically speaking it's easier to hook a bidder that'll go sky-high early with a $1 bid. It is, however, quite dishonest. The seller better sell for lowball prices too if that happens.
Actually, the retard is the person who bid on something not expecting to win. It is an auction site after all. Just because an item has a low starting price doesn't mean it's fake, nor is it dishonest. I guess some people are just slow.
Use barges powered by engines that use hydrogen for fuel. Make hydrogen from wind power and water. While hydrogen is a joke for cars (batteries will rule the day there), it makes sense for high energy density applications (boats, aircraft, farming equipment like combines).
Recycling isn't a problem. Just as the long tube fluorescent are recycled, I send my CFLs to the same place (in buckets of 75, I'm a collection point in the neighborhood).
The energy required to recycled them is all electric (all the machinery at the recycling center for fluorescent bulbs is all electric, even the forklift). The bulbs are shipped via Fedex or UPS, so there is a minor carbon footprint associated with the recycling shipment.
Mind you, I've replaced over 100 bulbs with CFLs, and only 1 has gone bad. Also, the amount of mercury is so small, you could throw the bulb away when it dies, and you'd be releasing less mercury into the environment than the associated coal plant will from burning the amount of coal necessary to run an equivalent incandescent bulb. Google "CFL mercury coal plant comparison" for confirmation of this point.
1) I've replaced all my bulbs with compact florescents.
2) I've replaced all the bulbs at both my parents' houses with compact florescents.
3) I've put smart strip outlets on my entertainment center in the living room, and the tv/dvd/roku box in the bedroom so everything is only on when the TV is on.
4) I've replaced desktops in the house with laptops (big energy saver there)
5) My favorite: I converted an old diesel generator to run on biodiesel/waste vegetable oil/etc. It's set to run in the morning about 30 minutes before I get up. It's coolant runs through a heat exchanger to preheat my water to about 100-120 degrees for the shower (in the event it's not running, a tankless hot water heater does the work). The power is fed back into my utility.
But what happens when one partner is unfaithful, contracts AIDS, and passes it on to the faithful partner?
What happens when someone with AIDS rapes someone?
What happens when someone with AIDS passes it along to their unborn child (a rare occasion now due to modern medicine)?
Get off your high horse tool. Some people are infected not because of their behavior, but fate. A fix should be available for them, as well as everyone else infected.
I'll make you a deal. I'll backup the world's knowledge to paper using my dotmatrix printer. You store it and punch it all back in if something goes wrong.
Your argument is you already have a car, so it's better to keep your car instead of getting a Prius. This argument doesn't apply to those who are getting a new car no matter what (and not keeping their '82 Buick Centry).
A fully loaded Prius is around $26K, not $35K. Update your math accordingly.
I wouldn't put my wife, nor my children I'll have eventually in a Geo Metro. Even if I was super-poor, I wouldn't. It's a death trap. You can barely get up to expressway speeds without getting killed in one if you have more than one person. I guess the argument comes down to value. When my Mercedes goes off lease next month, I won't be replacing it with another one (I reserved a Tesla Roadster instead). I had no problem buying a Camry Hybrid for my wife since she works in childcare, and uses the car to shuttle children around (hence, I could never get her a Geo Metro). I have no problem paying the $28K the car cost me (fully loaded; Carmax in Kenosha, WI that can sell new Toyotas). It gets excellent gas mileage, we received a $2K tax credit, and it has a wide range of safety features.
Feel free not to get a hybrid. People obviously see value in them if they're only on dealer lots less than a day, and there's already a waiting list for them.
Note that the calculation assumes the cost of fuel is $3.67/gallon. I'm sure our Camry Hybrid, which we average 45mpg in, is going to have a much faster payback when gas is at $5/gallon (I just paid $4.30/gallon the other day; Northern Illinois).
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On another note, yes, there is something as "permitted" homicide. It's called justifiable homicide. Please get your shit straight before trying to call someone out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justifiable_homicide
The United States' concept of justifiable homicide in criminal law stands on the dividing line between an excuse and an exculpation. In other words, it takes a case that would otherwise have been a murder or another crime representing intentional killing, and either excuses the individual accused from all criminal liability or treats the accused differently from other intentional killers.
Having a dial tone would be an indicating that emergency service is available, but if you're paranoid, you could call the non-emergency number for 911 and ask what kind of testing schedule (weekly, biweekly, etc) would be acceptable for them.
By law, you have to be able to reach 911 from your landline, even if you don't pay for service. Simply plug a telephone in, and dial 911 if you need to.
By law, you have to be able to reach 911 from your landline, even if you don't pay for service. Simply plug a phone in, and dial 911 if you need to.
You make a very good point. Keep in mind though that through time horrible people have created amazing things/works/etc. Separate the product from the person.
What, too soon?
I have no idea why you were marked Troll. In Italy, this is called "a crime of passion", and permitted in certain circumstances (not that I condone it).
I would love if someone would do a Ask Slashdot for exactly what you described. It would be a thread for the ages, and may help a lot of people gain some traction.
Most credit cards charge the merchant a fee per transaction plus a percentage (2-3% at least). So LegalTorrents should just eat the rest of their costs and run as a charity? I think not.
Well, not really. The actual moron is the guy who lists an auction with the low price below what he would reasonably sell the item for. Of course eBay encourages you to do this with the fee structure, and psychologically speaking it's easier to hook a bidder that'll go sky-high early with a $1 bid. It is, however, quite dishonest. The seller better sell for lowball prices too if that happens.
Actually, the retard is the person who bid on something not expecting to win. It is an auction site after all. Just because an item has a low starting price doesn't mean it's fake, nor is it dishonest. I guess some people are just slow.
Use barges powered by engines that use hydrogen for fuel. Make hydrogen from wind power and water. While hydrogen is a joke for cars (batteries will rule the day there), it makes sense for high energy density applications (boats, aircraft, farming equipment like combines).
Worry less about bad capacitors, and more about problems with solder joints due to RoHS standards. Also Google "tin whiskers".
Most US carriers don't respect the ESN blacklist.
The energy required to recycled them is all electric (all the machinery at the recycling center for fluorescent bulbs is all electric, even the forklift). The bulbs are shipped via Fedex or UPS, so there is a minor carbon footprint associated with the recycling shipment.
Mind you, I've replaced over 100 bulbs with CFLs, and only 1 has gone bad. Also, the amount of mercury is so small, you could throw the bulb away when it dies, and you'd be releasing less mercury into the environment than the associated coal plant will from burning the amount of coal necessary to run an equivalent incandescent bulb. Google "CFL mercury coal plant comparison" for confirmation of this point.
A car doesn't have enough surface area to provide a meaningful amount of energy to charge during the day using photovoltaics.
2) I've replaced all the bulbs at both my parents' houses with compact florescents.
3) I've put smart strip outlets on my entertainment center in the living room, and the tv/dvd/roku box in the bedroom so everything is only on when the TV is on.
4) I've replaced desktops in the house with laptops (big energy saver there)
5) My favorite: I converted an old diesel generator to run on biodiesel/waste vegetable oil/etc. It's set to run in the morning about 30 minutes before I get up. It's coolant runs through a heat exchanger to preheat my water to about 100-120 degrees for the shower (in the event it's not running, a tankless hot water heater does the work). The power is fed back into my utility.
Some of us are trying the best we can =)
What happens when someone with AIDS rapes someone?
What happens when someone with AIDS passes it along to their unborn child (a rare occasion now due to modern medicine)?
Get off your high horse tool. Some people are infected not because of their behavior, but fate. A fix should be available for them, as well as everyone else infected.
You just need to be able to power the controller and the SSD back up fast enough for the user not to notice.
The Rocky Mountain Institute has been doing work on pressed carbon fiber parts that are 80% as strong as the parts done by hand.
Personally, I look forward to demand erosion caused by the high prices of fuel we're currently experiencing.
*cruises over to redhat.com to grab a DVD image of the latest Fedora Core using Bittorrent; pushes images up to Amazon EC2 to number crunch*
I'll make you a deal. I'll backup the world's knowledge to paper using my dotmatrix printer. You store it and punch it all back in if something goes wrong.
A fully loaded Prius is around $26K, not $35K. Update your math accordingly.
I wouldn't put my wife, nor my children I'll have eventually in a Geo Metro. Even if I was super-poor, I wouldn't. It's a death trap. You can barely get up to expressway speeds without getting killed in one if you have more than one person. I guess the argument comes down to value. When my Mercedes goes off lease next month, I won't be replacing it with another one (I reserved a Tesla Roadster instead). I had no problem buying a Camry Hybrid for my wife since she works in childcare, and uses the car to shuttle children around (hence, I could never get her a Geo Metro). I have no problem paying the $28K the car cost me (fully loaded; Carmax in Kenosha, WI that can sell new Toyotas). It gets excellent gas mileage, we received a $2K tax credit, and it has a wide range of safety features.
Feel free not to get a hybrid. People obviously see value in them if they're only on dealer lots less than a day, and there's already a waiting list for them.
http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/29373-100-000-mile-club-8.html
Lots of cars go over 100K.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/environment/2008-05-11-hybrids-gas-prices_N.htm
Note that the calculation assumes the cost of fuel is $3.67/gallon. I'm sure our Camry Hybrid, which we average 45mpg in, is going to have a much faster payback when gas is at $5/gallon (I just paid $4.30/gallon the other day; Northern Illinois).