Look, if 3000 people died in a single car wreck that happened one afternoon, you can be sure something would be done. A bunch of nonsense, I'm sure, but something!
I'll never understand why people want to minimize 9/11. It was not a natural disaster, or some such, where we can shrug our shoulders and say "man, that sucks."
The fifth is the only one that seems to have any sort of Rails-specific content to it...
And it's too general, still. It's like saying, "The Honda Element is a versatile automobile." Really? Maybe it is - what do you mean by versatile? Would you happen to know if there are some other automobiles that are versatile?
Meh. I once saw a man state that the Christians are right and that they (and only they) will go to heaven and witness perfection. He said this several times, in fact. And more than a hundred people, all congregated around him, continued taking him seriously without any difficulty at all.
That would be a valid argument if we had a free market economy. We don't. In a true free market, people would weigh the costs and benefits of each purchase both to themselves and to the society in general.
I have read this 2 or 3 times, and I fail to see why you're setting at +5 Insightful. Can anyone explain it? Because I think you might miss the point of "free market economy."
Free markets require educated, thoughtful consumers. We don't have those.
That's just not true. Principally, a free market economy requires a government that doesn't make a light bulb or toilet illegal.
We have people who shop at Wal*Mart and think it's great that pickles only cost $3 instead of $3.50.
Again - why isn't this great? Especially if you like pickles?
For example, let's say some yokle lives 300 miles from the nearest town and it's costly to lay down a phones for sub 20 people. We don't say tough shit, we all shoulder the burden.
Say that after you go clomping around campus with about 50 pounds of books on your back. Shit, I would have gladly shelled out 400 bucks for one of these back when in college... Get the text book makers on board and you can sell this fucker to every grad student with sore back.
For my money, no electronic device in my life time will ever replace the book. As the first guy pointed out, I don't have to worry about batteries (unless I'm in the dark - then a back-lit screen would be nice). Books feel better in the hands, and displays will struggle for a while yet to compete with the "resolution" of the printed page.
However, I would buy such a device for some printed content. That content would be magazine and journal articles. It could also be new short fiction (including novellas). I'm not sure if the licensing model would be trickier or easier - magazine literature typically has a short shelf life, and publishers might not worry so much about DRM. Also, this model may require a subscription fee, although I would bet it would be very competitive with the price of new books for the Kindle.
Likewise, I think that every officer that is equipped with a taser be required to experience what it's like to be tasered themselves before they can carry one.
Actually, that is commonly a part of their training. You can videos of trainee after trainee being dropped by the taser. Judging by the laughter of their fellow trainees, I'm not sure the experience will discourage the use of the taser.
I agree that the taser may be seen, too much, as a first option rather than a 4th or 5th, and that's bad. But any tool of law enforcement can have fatal results, be it a gun or billy club, or a headlock or bean bag cannon. That doesn't make their use "torture." That's just ridiculous.
Let's get out and vote!
Let's make our voices heard.
We've been given the right to choose,
between a douche and a turd.
It's democracy in action!
Put your freedom to the test.
A big fat turd or a stupid douche,
which do you like best?
At least the campaign signs would be somewhat entertaining.
Thing with "criminals" in the government is that they are in fact manufactured - by leftie-loons issuing statements about elected public officials. So all of a sudden, the government seems to be hijacked by criminals!
The term "continuity of the government" refers to procedures set in place to make sure the government can continue to function in case of disaster. Or, as the Wikipedia article you pointed out says: "principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of a nuclear war or other catastrophic event."
The scary thing would be if there were no such concept, right?
But property tax is the most evil of all taxes. A freind I had about 20 years ago's parents lost their house. These folks were retired, had spent 30 years paying it off, and owned the house free and clear. When they bought it, they probably paid something like $20k for it, with payments maybe $50 per month.
So these poor folks are retired, on a fixed income (social security and maybe a small pension). Forty years after buying it, real estate prices have skyrocketed, as have valuations. Suddenly the annual tax on their HOME is equal to six months income. No way in hell they can afford that, and they lost their home.
I agree, property taxes bite. But seeing this story, I have to ask... Did they think about selling their home, since it had obviously increased in value greatly? Also, did their taxes jump up at one time?
Fortunately for you, some atheists are brutal in their choice of words, but you can't show me an atheist inquisition, crusade or suicide bomber, can you?
How many people did the Soviet Union cause to be killed, either by its own action or proxy, during its existence? I think it's in the high millions. How about Pol Pot in Cambodia? And what of the (unknown) numbers in China, even today?
But you were right in that they could not be describe as "suicide" bombers.
There are probably locales in the U.S. that pay about that, other factors taken into consideration. I'm sure there are some places that pay minimum wage, but they probably can't attract workers. The last time I was in a "minimum wage"-type industry (pizza parlor in the 90s), our starting pay was always 1 or 2 dollars per hour above the minimum wage. Even then, we couldn't keep people at that wage - it was just too easy for them to find another job for a little more. The minimum wage didn't go up for a long time because it didn't have to go up.
And you're right, anything near the minimum wage is not a reasonable standard for raising a family, or even keeping one's self comfortable. That's why you rarely see family men flipping burgers for any length of time. Sometimes you will see them do it for extra money, or to get rolling again after a job loss. But usually, it's teens and young people making money to buy... whatever they buy - video games, skate boards, etc. They don't make minimum wage to pay for a mortgage, though.
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I'll never understand why people want to minimize 9/11. It was not a natural disaster, or some such, where we can shrug our shoulders and say "man, that sucks."
Not to mention, if God were a man, the Bible would be a magazine, with lots of pictures.
And it's too general, still. It's like saying, "The Honda Element is a versatile automobile." Really? Maybe it is - what do you mean by versatile? Would you happen to know if there are some other automobiles that are versatile?
Was it Jesus?
Is this off the root directory?
I have read this 2 or 3 times, and I fail to see why you're setting at +5 Insightful. Can anyone explain it? Because I think you might miss the point of "free market economy."
That's just not true. Principally, a free market economy requires a government that doesn't make a light bulb or toilet illegal.
Again - why isn't this great? Especially if you like pickles?
Well, the people who have ARMs sure as hell voted for them!
You do realize this is Slashdot, right?
People swear the organic transistors are better, but I say you're just paying more to make yourself feel better.
Hmm... Slashdot users have never passed up a chance to trash Congress and government before... something must be different...
Oh, that's right! Congress is controlled by Democrats now! Sorry for the confusion, guys.
Yes, now that's useful!
For my money, no electronic device in my life time will ever replace the book. As the first guy pointed out, I don't have to worry about batteries (unless I'm in the dark - then a back-lit screen would be nice). Books feel better in the hands, and displays will struggle for a while yet to compete with the "resolution" of the printed page.
However, I would buy such a device for some printed content. That content would be magazine and journal articles. It could also be new short fiction (including novellas). I'm not sure if the licensing model would be trickier or easier - magazine literature typically has a short shelf life, and publishers might not worry so much about DRM. Also, this model may require a subscription fee, although I would bet it would be very competitive with the price of new books for the Kindle.
Actually, that is commonly a part of their training. You can videos of trainee after trainee being dropped by the taser. Judging by the laughter of their fellow trainees, I'm not sure the experience will discourage the use of the taser.
I agree that the taser may be seen, too much, as a first option rather than a 4th or 5th, and that's bad. But any tool of law enforcement can have fatal results, be it a gun or billy club, or a headlock or bean bag cannon. That doesn't make their use "torture." That's just ridiculous.
No, your options are between a douche and a turd.
At least the campaign signs would be somewhat entertaining.
Thing with "criminals" in the government is that they are in fact manufactured - by leftie-loons issuing statements about elected public officials. So all of a sudden, the government seems to be hijacked by criminals!
Can you explain what's so scary about that?
The term "continuity of the government" refers to procedures set in place to make sure the government can continue to function in case of disaster. Or, as the Wikipedia article you pointed out says: "principle of establishing defined procedures that allow a government to continue its essential operations in case of a nuclear war or other catastrophic event."
The scary thing would be if there were no such concept, right?
They're not just immune, they're... whaddya call... oh, yeah: innocent!
Yeah. Sometimes I don't know if Slashdot has devolved into DailyKos parody, self-parody, sarcasm, or just old-woman shrillness.
I agree, property taxes bite. But seeing this story, I have to ask... Did they think about selling their home, since it had obviously increased in value greatly? Also, did their taxes jump up at one time?
Spore: Amiga version will be out 2 months after that!
How many people did the Soviet Union cause to be killed, either by its own action or proxy, during its existence? I think it's in the high millions. How about Pol Pot in Cambodia? And what of the (unknown) numbers in China, even today?
But you were right in that they could not be describe as "suicide" bombers.
Get back to me in a few years, and tell me what your new Muslim Overlords think about evolution.
Unfortunately, it's a TLA that takes more syllables (and longer to say) than the actual phrase...
Unless you pronounce it "WiTiF?!?"
There are probably locales in the U.S. that pay about that, other factors taken into consideration. I'm sure there are some places that pay minimum wage, but they probably can't attract workers. The last time I was in a "minimum wage"-type industry (pizza parlor in the 90s), our starting pay was always 1 or 2 dollars per hour above the minimum wage. Even then, we couldn't keep people at that wage - it was just too easy for them to find another job for a little more. The minimum wage didn't go up for a long time because it didn't have to go up.
And you're right, anything near the minimum wage is not a reasonable standard for raising a family, or even keeping one's self comfortable. That's why you rarely see family men flipping burgers for any length of time. Sometimes you will see them do it for extra money, or to get rolling again after a job loss. But usually, it's teens and young people making money to buy... whatever they buy - video games, skate boards, etc. They don't make minimum wage to pay for a mortgage, though.