They're not trying to kill off the lactose-intolerant. They'll just give you the ice cream and then display ads for Gas-X, Pepto Bismol, and toilet paper. That's the beauty of targeted advertising!
In exchange, I suggest you turn around, bend over, and do some "targeting" of your Hershey squirts to paint the bastards brown.
But as state and federal officials, individuals and businesses continue to seek additional funds beyond the minimum fines and compensation that BP must pay under the law, the company has signaled its reluctance to cooperate unless it can continue to operate in the Gulf of Mexico. The gulf accounts for 11 percent of its global production.
"If we are unable to keep those fields going, that is going to have a substantial impact on our cash flow," said David Nagel, BP's executive vice president for BP America, in an interview. That, he added, "makes it harder for us to fund things, fund these programs."
Million man, Promise Keepers are more in line with Beck's motives
Shameless self-promotion?:)
FWIW, I think Beck's motives are purely personal. I do honestly believe that the organizers of both the Million Man March and Promise Keepers actually wanted to effect change with their marches (though self-aggrandizement likely played a role too). I don't believe Beck actually honestly believes the shit he spews.
Fox News has real news with real journalists, but they also are an outlet for opinion shows with political commentary. It's sad that you can't tell the difference.
Oh, poppycock. If you want to see real news, you have to look elsewhere than Fox News. Fox News channel has political commentary masquerading as news, and then they have demagoguery masquerading as political commentary.
instead BP did the correct thing and said out front before ANYONE mentioned making them pay - that they would pay for it. That they would foot the bill, and so far they have.
Except now the line is, "Approve permits for our off-shore drilling, or we won't pay."
There are plenty examples of devices that nowadays break down faster than in the past. Good for the economy, but useless nonetheless.
Not good for the economy. Broken window fallacy. If the money spent on replacement electronics were spent on other things instead, we'd be much better off.
Especially considering that little of the cash spent on electronics stimulates the local economy -- it stimulates the local economies in China, Indonesia, etc., where the products are made.
Nail polish remover == acetone. Of course if your a geek guy w/no gf, I guess your sol...
Horseshit. If you *think* you're a geek guy and you don't have a handful of random solvents in your garage/basement/car trunk/etc then you need to reconsider your claim to geekdom. Solvents are right up there with pencils, duct tape, and string as must-have accessories.
Sorry... missed the state issue. But WA B&O tax is negligible compared to federal income tax and other portions of a corporation's tax burden.
Oh, I know you were sort of talking about IRS stuff, but the idea that profit and taxes go together, and phrased as a general principle, is as I said silly.
Why is it silly? That's the very foundation of our federal corporate income tax, and for most states. Washington State is an exception.
Well that's the point, right? Make them actually do the filibuster so that they can be blamed for Congress coming to a screeching halt. Yeah, it sucks for actually getting things done -- but the Democratic Party, if they really want to beat the Republicans, needs to understand that *appearance* is everything, and actually *doing things* isn't as important as making the other side look bad. The Republicans have been willing to sacrifice their virtues for political expediency... this is why the Democrats are currently having issues. They are for some reason trying to stick to their virtues.
Yeah, I didn't look at the Rio when I was last looking around. Thanks for showing me up:) But it gets even better -- the 2011 drops the stereo from the base model.
In which case, you're right - you can't buy a 1980's style shitbox any more, unless you're buying used.
Econobox, shitbox -- same thing. And yes, I would like to buy a 75 HP shitbox... but the only one around seems to be the Smart Fortwo... which unfortunately requires premium fuel (and only gets around 35 mpg anyway).
I'm not criticizing your choice here, it seems reasonable. But I'm wondering about your reasoning on one thing: how was the engine on the Rio underpowered? What exactly do you *need* that power for? It's convenient, to be sure, to be able to accelerate quickly going uphill, or to be able to get to highway cruising speed super quickly. But is it really necessary?
I drive a '94 Honda DX (102 HP engine when new, now probably putting out a bit less, about 2200 lbs curb weight). I can accelerate just fine, uphill even. The 2010 Kia Rio is about the same -- 110 HP (10% more powerful) but 2400 lbs (around 10% heavier)... what do you need the extra muscle for? Because it feels good?:)
You are, however, in the minority, and people like you don't make up a large enough market segment to matter. I'm sorry that you're unhappy about it, but that's the reality.
There is a significant population of people who just want economical commuter cars. I don't care if it takes a while to accelerate from 0-60; I don't care if the top speed is 80 mph. I don't want power windows and power doorlocks; hell, I don't even need power steering. AC is for pussies and people far too concerned about their hair getting mussed up in the wind. I'm a bit over the edge compared to a lot of other commuters, but there are lots of us who want an econobox built with good quality.
The real reason the market of people like me isn't served well? Because all of those now-standard "extras" result in profit for the manufacturer and the dealer. You simply can't get a small car without any bells and whistles anymore. And since all the automakers play this game, you simply don't have the choice of getting a truly stripped-down model. You can't even buy a 2010 Honda Civic without an automated tire pressure monitoring system. WTF? Really? And not even that, but they say you shouldn't rely on it and the tire pressure needs to be checked regularly with a manual gauge? WTF would I want to pay for that useless "service"?
I have noticed that when I cook fresh homemade dishes made with wine or perhaps beer as a flavoring, I tend to polish off the bottle with the food. Homemade beer battered fish filets... Homemade salad dressings made with red wine... Homemade gravy deglazed with wine... Chicken marinated in wine... Mmmm.
Novice. How about bourbon-roasted quail? Penne alle vodka? Berry Chambord compote?
Seems to me that you're slacking, and could be having a much more rocking time if you changed up your recipes.
Too bad production costs for a print run that small are huge. They're probably making unit profit on the hard copy somewhat close to what they're charging for the soft copy license. But there are a lot of fixed costs with the OED... editors, researchers, typesetting, etc. That thing's got a lot of pages!
Besides, you buy the hard copy, you keep it on your shelf for 20-25 years or so until the next edition comes out.
Instead, they get you @ $295/yr for 20 years assuming price doesn't change). Yes, you get easy access to updated content... but instead of spending $1165, you're spending around $6000 over that twenty-year period.
So instead of $35 million over 20 years, you're talking $165 million. Now THAT's getting close to a worthwhile sum of cash.
Because democrats totally can't comment to news outlets directly, rather than by CSpan? And they have the advantage of commenting when they would like. The republicans would have to keep talking, even long after they had run out of things to say.
I see your point, but I still think the Republicans would benefit from actually going through with a filibuster. They're much better at spin than the Democrats. Don't forget the Republicans could do the same thing as the Democrats outside of Congress.
The Democrats are afraid of the Republicans, for good reason. Democrats want to fly under the radar while they are in power and the economy sucks. The Republican brand of derp resonates with a lot of people much better than the Democratic brand of derp, particlarly given how effective the Republicans are at spin.
Oh, they could resort to just reading the entire bill in question, with dramatic pauses. That should take a few days at least for the behemoths that get put up for debate, right?
I would hope that the filthy rich artists are the ones working the hardest - which generally means the performing artists.
OK, I see where you're coming from. I happen to disagree -- I would hope the filthy rich artists are the ones that produce the best and/or most popular art [1], regardless of whether it comes from decades of slaving over their instruments (for public performers) or from just a few hours of truly inspired genius (more likely for recording artists).
I don't think you can boil down the value of art to "how hard the artist worked on it". This doesn't account for natural aptitude, genius, or so many of the other things that contribute to great art.
[1] I don't believe popularity is the be-all and end-all of art. But it's a measure of how much that art brings to its audience, which is really what performance and recording art is usually about, right?
Please note that I was using the "screw" terminology in response to the parent of my OP; this was his language, not mine.
HOWEVER, when the GOV does it, we have no alternative, no competitor. That's my point.
If I perform a terrible service or deliver a horrible product, eventually, I'll go out of business with just cause.
Who says the government service has to be the only option? Sure there could be competition between public and private service. And while government services on the larger levels tend to never shrink, only grow -- at the local level, a failing enterprise could be dissolved and sold off to a private interest when the public are sick of losing money, or overpaying, or what-have-you. There is precedent for this.
I'm curious as to why you think a public entity, once created, can never die or be replaced if it fails.
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Wait, point of order... shouldn't that be TINSTAAFL?
Or TANSTAFL (There are no such things as free lunches)? I question the subject-verb agreement of TANSTAAFL.
They're not trying to kill off the lactose-intolerant. They'll just give you the ice cream and then display ads for Gas-X, Pepto Bismol, and toilet paper. That's the beauty of targeted advertising!
In exchange, I suggest you turn around, bend over, and do some "targeting" of your Hershey squirts to paint the bastards brown.
Be careful what you wish for. Are you familiar with what a colonic scan entails?
But, today is your lucky today! For I have a box of rubber gloves, a case of KY, and *plenty* of ice cream.
Here's the quote:
Do you understand what Nagel's saying there?
Shameless self-promotion? :)
FWIW, I think Beck's motives are purely personal. I do honestly believe that the organizers of both the Million Man March and Promise Keepers actually wanted to effect change with their marches (though self-aggrandizement likely played a role too). I don't believe Beck actually honestly believes the shit he spews.
Oh, poppycock. If you want to see real news, you have to look elsewhere than Fox News. Fox News channel has political commentary masquerading as news, and then they have demagoguery masquerading as political commentary.
If you need to use a binary translator to determine that, then you're on the wrong website.
Please hand in your geek card on your way out.
It goes back longer than that. Hell, even the crowds that went to see MLK Jr weren't the first to organize a protest or march at the National Mall.
Except now the line is, "Approve permits for our off-shore drilling, or we won't pay."
Not good for the economy. Broken window fallacy. If the money spent on replacement electronics were spent on other things instead, we'd be much better off.
Especially considering that little of the cash spent on electronics stimulates the local economy -- it stimulates the local economies in China, Indonesia, etc., where the products are made.
Horseshit. If you *think* you're a geek guy and you don't have a handful of random solvents in your garage/basement/car trunk/etc then you need to reconsider your claim to geekdom. Solvents are right up there with pencils, duct tape, and string as must-have accessories.
Why is it silly? That's the very foundation of our federal corporate income tax, and for most states. Washington State is an exception.
Well that's the point, right? Make them actually do the filibuster so that they can be blamed for Congress coming to a screeching halt. Yeah, it sucks for actually getting things done -- but the Democratic Party, if they really want to beat the Republicans, needs to understand that *appearance* is everything, and actually *doing things* isn't as important as making the other side look bad. The Republicans have been willing to sacrifice their virtues for political expediency... this is why the Democrats are currently having issues. They are for some reason trying to stick to their virtues.
Econobox, shitbox -- same thing. And yes, I would like to buy a 75 HP shitbox... but the only one around seems to be the Smart Fortwo... which unfortunately requires premium fuel (and only gets around 35 mpg anyway).
Is that some kind of sex metaphor? Because I'm kind of disgusted, and kind of excited, all at the same time.
I'm not criticizing your choice here, it seems reasonable. But I'm wondering about your reasoning on one thing: how was the engine on the Rio underpowered? What exactly do you *need* that power for? It's convenient, to be sure, to be able to accelerate quickly going uphill, or to be able to get to highway cruising speed super quickly. But is it really necessary?
:)
I drive a '94 Honda DX (102 HP engine when new, now probably putting out a bit less, about 2200 lbs curb weight). I can accelerate just fine, uphill even. The 2010 Kia Rio is about the same -- 110 HP (10% more powerful) but 2400 lbs (around 10% heavier)... what do you need the extra muscle for? Because it feels good?
There is a significant population of people who just want economical commuter cars. I don't care if it takes a while to accelerate from 0-60; I don't care if the top speed is 80 mph. I don't want power windows and power doorlocks; hell, I don't even need power steering. AC is for pussies and people far too concerned about their hair getting mussed up in the wind. I'm a bit over the edge compared to a lot of other commuters, but there are lots of us who want an econobox built with good quality.
The real reason the market of people like me isn't served well? Because all of those now-standard "extras" result in profit for the manufacturer and the dealer. You simply can't get a small car without any bells and whistles anymore. And since all the automakers play this game, you simply don't have the choice of getting a truly stripped-down model. You can't even buy a 2010 Honda Civic without an automated tire pressure monitoring system. WTF? Really? And not even that, but they say you shouldn't rely on it and the tire pressure needs to be checked regularly with a manual gauge? WTF would I want to pay for that useless "service"?
1. Overly excessive? As opposed to what, just the right level of excessive?
2. Have you ever gotten an insurance quote for a second car? It is far, far cheaper than insurance on the first car.
Novice. How about bourbon-roasted quail? Penne alle vodka? Berry Chambord compote?
Seems to me that you're slacking, and could be having a much more rocking time if you changed up your recipes.
As a mid-atlantic east-coaster... our prices are not set by distance from Eau Claire. Most of our milk comes from New York State and New England.
Too bad production costs for a print run that small are huge. They're probably making unit profit on the hard copy somewhat close to what they're charging for the soft copy license. But there are a lot of fixed costs with the OED... editors, researchers, typesetting, etc. That thing's got a lot of pages!
Besides, you buy the hard copy, you keep it on your shelf for 20-25 years or so until the next edition comes out.
Instead, they get you @ $295/yr for 20 years assuming price doesn't change). Yes, you get easy access to updated content... but instead of spending $1165, you're spending around $6000 over that twenty-year period.
So instead of $35 million over 20 years, you're talking $165 million. Now THAT's getting close to a worthwhile sum of cash.
I see your point, but I still think the Republicans would benefit from actually going through with a filibuster. They're much better at spin than the Democrats. Don't forget the Republicans could do the same thing as the Democrats outside of Congress.
The Democrats are afraid of the Republicans, for good reason. Democrats want to fly under the radar while they are in power and the economy sucks. The Republican brand of derp resonates with a lot of people much better than the Democratic brand of derp, particlarly given how effective the Republicans are at spin.
Oh, they could resort to just reading the entire bill in question, with dramatic pauses. That should take a few days at least for the behemoths that get put up for debate, right?
OK, I see where you're coming from. I happen to disagree -- I would hope the filthy rich artists are the ones that produce the best and/or most popular art [1], regardless of whether it comes from decades of slaving over their instruments (for public performers) or from just a few hours of truly inspired genius (more likely for recording artists).
I don't think you can boil down the value of art to "how hard the artist worked on it". This doesn't account for natural aptitude, genius, or so many of the other things that contribute to great art.
[1] I don't believe popularity is the be-all and end-all of art. But it's a measure of how much that art brings to its audience, which is really what performance and recording art is usually about, right?
Who says the government service has to be the only option? Sure there could be competition between public and private service. And while government services on the larger levels tend to never shrink, only grow -- at the local level, a failing enterprise could be dissolved and sold off to a private interest when the public are sick of losing money, or overpaying, or what-have-you. There is precedent for this.
I'm curious as to why you think a public entity, once created, can never die or be replaced if it fails.