Ads suck, but saying they shouldn't be tolerated would imply you purchase only ad free apps. If you aren't paying for an app, then why would they develop them if they can't recoup their costs?
I was going to say that was a dick move to the cashier who has ZERO control over the format and length of the receipt. They also likely really don't care and aren't going to let management know some random customer thinks their receipts are too long and has some philosophical objection to them.
Even if they can't do that, I'd be happy to have my car chauffeur me around when the weather is nice and the road conditions are perfect. That would likely cover 95% of the time and take an hour load off my daily driving routine.
"And it racks up the miles on expressways-- that's the easy kind of driving."
Some people here think this isn't a feat. I"m pretty sure thousands of human-driven vehicles result in death every year in ideal conditions. Not every accident happens when its icy/raining/tornadoing/etc.
Honestly, those wrecks that happen in bad conditions could often be avoided if humans weren't so over-confident in their abilities and not able to wait (often less than an hour) for more ideal conditions.
No. You can still get convicted of manslaughter and have had no intention of doing anything bad.
And this is basically fraud. She is presenting a photo for a passport and saying it is her when it isn't. I'm sure when you sign to get it you state that everything provided is factual, accurate to your knowledge, and correct. The image is NOT of the woman in question, hence, it is not accurate. Its not of her or even of a real person. You can't talk your way around this.
"Yes but only if you're stupid enough to run Windows."
Its just that elitist attitude that keeps the world from being a better place. Sure,Windows has its issues, but if 99% of the world ran Linux or something else, that OS would have issues and be maligned for its inadequacies.
Honestly, Windows wouldn't have dominated the desktop industry for over 2 decades if it were as bad as most people on here believe. Or do you think there is a secret cabal of villains propping up Windows and keeping other OSes down in a grand conspiracy to keep the world using an inferior OS?
That's what I was thinking. They can give themselves any power they want at any time. Honestly, any government can.
It stated that "authorities can enter the premises of all companies and entities that provide internet services and look up and copy information considered relevant to cybersecurity". The U.S. government does this all the time with the mildly inconvenient requirement of a subpoena.
"This is about as genuine as when the ECO vigilantes would all pile into their Hummer to go protest some oil related activity and leave the place trashed."
This would be bad if it were true, but I somehow doubt ecology friendly types typically protest and "leave the place trashed".I'm sure its happened, especially depending on your definition of trashed, but I'd guess it is not the norm.
That's effective if you don't want to help anyone. Some people just have 10,000 rows of data and its kinda overkill to put that small dataset into a database.
I'm aware. I used to be a federal employee. Most US companies start people out with 2 week, then after 5 years go to 3 week, and after 10 years offer 4 weeks vacation. I've also worked at several other large companies (over 10k employees) and this seems to be pretty standard. These sites back that up with stats from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics-
"If we have to set up self-sustaining colonies there's no telling what we will learn about sustainability"
Put X amount of people in the middle of Antarctica and you could reach the same goal for billions less. Also, if there is an issue/emergency, a rescue mission would be cheaper and easier.
"Except that professional workers get 20-30 days of paid vacation time while teachers get none."
Most professionals get paid weekly over the course of the entire year averaging out the times they work or not. Most teachers are given that option as well. Some choose that, and others choose to get paid the 9-10 months they are actively working.
Also, most people in the US get 10 vacation days/year until they are at the same workplace for 10+ years yet this site states the "median number of years that wage and salary workers have worked for their current employer is currently 4.6 years" (https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-long-should-an-employee-stay-at-a-job-2059796). Hence, most professionals never see "paid" vacation time beyond 10 days.
"That's a bit misleading. If I included benefits into my engineer salary, I could claim $200,000 a year.... which goes back to the main point: Teachers are underpaid (75,000 less) compared to other professions with Bachelor degrees."
Bachelor degrees are not all made equal. Someone with a History degrees will likely make a lot less. I'd say getting an engineering degree may be the most difficult to obtain. Therefore, that's why they pay the most. Also, most teachers have ~180 school days and ~10 in-service days/year while most other professional workers work ~250 days/year. If those $75k teachers worked 250 days/year, that would equate to ~$94k.
I've known teachers who complain about money issues and I have suggested they work over the Summer and they act like that is crazy talk. Sure, their job is important, but so is the guy designing/building that bridge you drive over every day.
"That's what the concept of a group is all about."
Generally, you get to pick the group you are in. Most insurers specifically do not insure or pay out for certain lifestyle choices. They have exclusions or upcharge for people who skydive, fly airplanes, ride motorcycles, etc. They helps minimize payouts and lets everyone else have cheaper rates.
Do you actually believe "eating large quantities of fats and red meats" may not be unhealthy? I'm pretty sure there are plenty of studies showing the consumption of "large quantities of fats" will eventually clog arteries and cause negative effects including heart attacks. Sure, not everyone will have a heat attack, but there is a consistent trend, and that's what insurance companies use to evaluate premiums.
And for your person "who was unable to create fat of her own", I suspect that wasn't her only malady. She likely has multiple medical issues and it would not likely be smart to provide her a life insurance policy at the same rate as a "healthy" person.
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Ads suck, but saying they shouldn't be tolerated would imply you purchase only ad free apps. If you aren't paying for an app, then why would they develop them if they can't recoup their costs?
I was going to say that was a dick move to the cashier who has ZERO control over the format and length of the receipt. They also likely really don't care and aren't going to let management know some random customer thinks their receipts are too long and has some philosophical objection to them.
Even if they can't do that, I'd be happy to have my car chauffeur me around when the weather is nice and the road conditions are perfect. That would likely cover 95% of the time and take an hour load off my daily driving routine.
"And it racks up the miles on expressways-- that's the easy kind of driving."
Some people here think this isn't a feat. I"m pretty sure thousands of human-driven vehicles result in death every year in ideal conditions. Not every accident happens when its icy/raining/tornadoing/etc.
Honestly, those wrecks that happen in bad conditions could often be avoided if humans weren't so over-confident in their abilities and not able to wait (often less than an hour) for more ideal conditions.
"I've been trying to see my eye doctor to get new glasses for almost five years."
That sounds more like slavery than a job. You know some places are open nights and weekends. Or do they make you work 24/7 as well?
"Most of my friends here in Seattle work for Amazon, and they make less than market"
If that's what Amazon is paying, it sounds like it IS the market and paying accordingly.
"The first vessel to discover America was from Europe"
Wouldn't it likely be form Asia since there was that land bridge 20000 years ago. I'd presume someone in that group used a vessel of some sort.
"Sony was scammed, but that is not the user's problem,"
Yet, it is the user's problem. That's the problem.
"BTC leaves an unbreakable cryptographic record"
Nothing is unbreakable.
"Shouldn't crime imply malevolence?"
No. You can still get convicted of manslaughter and have had no intention of doing anything bad.
And this is basically fraud. She is presenting a photo for a passport and saying it is her when it isn't. I'm sure when you sign to get it you state that everything provided is factual, accurate to your knowledge, and correct. The image is NOT of the woman in question, hence, it is not accurate. Its not of her or even of a real person. You can't talk your way around this.
"Yes but only if you're stupid enough to run Windows."
Its just that elitist attitude that keeps the world from being a better place. Sure,Windows has its issues, but if 99% of the world ran Linux or something else, that OS would have issues and be maligned for its inadequacies.
Honestly, Windows wouldn't have dominated the desktop industry for over 2 decades if it were as bad as most people on here believe. Or do you think there is a secret cabal of villains propping up Windows and keeping other OSes down in a grand conspiracy to keep the world using an inferior OS?
That's what I was thinking. They can give themselves any power they want at any time. Honestly, any government can.
It stated that "authorities can enter the premises of all companies and entities that provide internet services and look up and copy information considered relevant to cybersecurity". The U.S. government does this all the time with the mildly inconvenient requirement of a subpoena.
"This is about as genuine as when the ECO vigilantes would all pile into their Hummer to go protest some oil related activity and leave the place trashed."
This would be bad if it were true, but I somehow doubt ecology friendly types typically protest and "leave the place trashed".I'm sure its happened, especially depending on your definition of trashed, but I'd guess it is not the norm.
"Why would you want to land in a storm? Go around it."
Because that's where you live/work?
That's effective if you don't want to help anyone. Some people just have 10,000 rows of data and its kinda overkill to put that small dataset into a database.
"Nowhere in the constitution does it protect your right to have one."
The same could be said for a root canal or an appendectomy. The Constitution doesn't explicitly list all the rights it protects.
You're right. We should colonize the Sun. Think of the awesome technologies we would have to create to make that happen!
I'm aware. I used to be a federal employee. Most US companies start people out with 2 week, then after 5 years go to 3 week, and after 10 years offer 4 weeks vacation. I've also worked at several other large companies (over 10k employees) and this seems to be pretty standard. These sites back that up with stats from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics-
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/0...
https://www.usatoday.com/story...
The actual numbers are actually a little lower according to this - https://www.bls.gov/news.relea...
"If we have to set up self-sustaining colonies there's no telling what we will learn about sustainability"
Put X amount of people in the middle of Antarctica and you could reach the same goal for billions less. Also, if there is an issue/emergency, a rescue mission would be cheaper and easier.
"Except that professional workers get 20-30 days of paid vacation time while teachers get none."
Most professionals get paid weekly over the course of the entire year averaging out the times they work or not. Most teachers are given that option as well. Some choose that, and others choose to get paid the 9-10 months they are actively working.
Also, most people in the US get 10 vacation days/year until they are at the same workplace for 10+ years yet this site states the "median number of years that wage and salary workers have worked for their current employer is currently 4.6 years" (https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-long-should-an-employee-stay-at-a-job-2059796). Hence, most professionals never see "paid" vacation time beyond 10 days.
"That's a bit misleading. If I included benefits into my engineer salary, I could claim $200,000 a year.... which goes back to the main point: Teachers are underpaid (75,000 less) compared to other professions with Bachelor degrees."
Bachelor degrees are not all made equal. Someone with a History degrees will likely make a lot less. I'd say getting an engineering degree may be the most difficult to obtain. Therefore, that's why they pay the most. Also, most teachers have ~180 school days and ~10 in-service days/year while most other professional workers work ~250 days/year. If those $75k teachers worked 250 days/year, that would equate to ~$94k.
I've known teachers who complain about money issues and I have suggested they work over the Summer and they act like that is crazy talk. Sure, their job is important, but so is the guy designing/building that bridge you drive over every day.
"That's what the concept of a group is all about."
Generally, you get to pick the group you are in. Most insurers specifically do not insure or pay out for certain lifestyle choices. They have exclusions or upcharge for people who skydive, fly airplanes, ride motorcycles, etc. They helps minimize payouts and lets everyone else have cheaper rates.
Do you actually believe "eating large quantities of fats and red meats" may not be unhealthy? I'm pretty sure there are plenty of studies showing the consumption of "large quantities of fats" will eventually clog arteries and cause negative effects including heart attacks. Sure, not everyone will have a heat attack, but there is a consistent trend, and that's what insurance companies use to evaluate premiums.
And for your person "who was unable to create fat of her own", I suspect that wasn't her only malady. She likely has multiple medical issues and it would not likely be smart to provide her a life insurance policy at the same rate as a "healthy" person.
In most places you can put up a bond and insurance is not required. See: https://www.dmv.org/insurance/...
NYC? Chicago? DC? Paris? London? Any city with a decent mass transit infrastructure would do.