It is simply stunningly illogical for China to behave this way against such petty targets. It makes absolutely NO sense for them to flaunt their ability and willingness to do so...
Did you miss the part where China builds artificial islands wayyyy past the 200-mile line to do an end run around it?
There's no point making a phone that can be repaired and maintaned for twenty years when next year's model will have twice the memory and three times the processing power, and a radio that moves bits twice as fast too.
We could have said the same about desktop PCs back in the day, but we didn't.
Absolutely. I bought one about a year ago, and now spend 30-50% of my work day standing. My back and shoulders have been thanking me ever since.
Alas, IKEA had none in stock at the time, and due to issues with their supplier, weren't going to get in any more until August. So I had to go to one of those trendy office furniture shops that seem infest Stockholm like gnats around a bowl of fruit, and pay about 40% more for it. OTOH, it came with a 3-year warranty, it *works*, and I might even be able to deduct some of it from my taxes this year.
Branstad makes more money than you do, or ever will.
Yes, and...?
He also has more influence over more people than you do, or ever will.
But how much control does he really have over his own life?
You think you are smarter than he is? You know more about tech. He knows more about how to obtain power and utilize it for his own benefit.
Perhaps. Whether he's really benefitting himself is matter for debate, but I'll grant you the rest.
For this, he gets access to security,
I don't have to worry about some loony with a rifle coming to visit my house nearly as much as he does, either. There's this thing about standing out that tends to draw attention from crazies...
luxuries,
I can't eat crab or lobster, red wine gives me a headache, and a ceramic toilet seat works just as well as a gold-plated one.
drugs,
"My life is better because I've better drugs"? Uh, what?
Even so--Nobody's stopping me from smoking this joint I've got in my hand. And even if I get busted, I doubt it'll make the local paper.
and women that are forever beyond your reach.
I have one woman who I am pretty sure is forever beyond his reach--or anyone else's.
His kids will have a better education than your kids, and will likely live lives that are far more opulent than those of your kids.
They will likely receive a more expensive education and be brought up in more opulent surroundings. Neither of which has much bearing on how well they'll be brought up by a man who maybe can't teach them anything other than, "Just tell people what they want to hear."
You think you are smarter than he is? You are missing the big picture.
And you're missing out on a myriad of details, wherein, 'tis said, dwells the Devil.
Keep reading those technical manuals. Maybe you will be the next Bill Gates. But probably not.
Good. I don't need a billion bucks to be happy, and I've no wish to have on my conscience some of the things he does.
Mögen die herrschenden Klassen vor einer kommunistischen Revolution zittern. Die Proletarier haben nichts in ihr zu verlieren als ihre Ketten. Sie haben eine Welt zu gewinnen. Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Yet both sorts of deaths are wrongful deaths caused by agents acting on behalf of the State. At least one sort is very easy to prevent. Whether the other sort causes more deaths, is less easily preventable, or both, has no bearing on this fact.
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It is simply stunningly illogical for China to behave this way against such petty targets. It makes absolutely NO sense for them to flaunt their ability and willingness to do so...
Did you miss the part where China builds artificial islands wayyyy past the 200-mile line to do an end run around it?
"You must be great fun at parties."
There's no point making a phone that can be repaired and maintaned for twenty years when next year's model will have twice the memory and three times the processing power, and a radio that moves bits twice as fast too.
We could have said the same about desktop PCs back in the day, but we didn't.
No.
They should come visit Stockholm, where we've just had the second "mildest winter ever" in a row. Snow on the first day of Spring notwithstanding. :)
+1, Troll.
Adjustable height desks rule.
Absolutely. I bought one about a year ago, and now spend 30-50% of my work day standing. My back and shoulders have been thanking me ever since.
Alas, IKEA had none in stock at the time, and due to issues with their supplier, weren't going to get in any more until August. So I had to go to one of those trendy office furniture shops that seem infest Stockholm like gnats around a bowl of fruit, and pay about 40% more for it. OTOH, it came with a 3-year warranty, it *works*, and I might even be able to deduct some of it from my taxes this year.
If you work at a desk, GET ONE.
Spewed chocolate bunnies inside to make the enemies lapse into a diabetic coma...
I think that's a wonderful idea. Say, I've been looking for a potential Kickstarter for some time now...
That sounds a bit like claiming to be celibate while boasting that you've the neighbourhood's biggest and best porn archive.
The best way to deal with a mosquito is to give it just what it wants. At about 5x normal pressure/flow rate.
IOW you wait until the little bastard lands on your arm, give a little squeeze, and--boom! No more mozzie.
Sounds cool. Can you get one of those with a remote?
It says something about the countries I've lived in, perhaps.
Branstad makes more money than you do, or ever will.
Yes, and...?
He also has more influence over more people than you do, or ever will.
But how much control does he really have over his own life?
You think you are smarter than he is? You know more about tech. He knows more about how to obtain power and utilize it for his own benefit.
Perhaps. Whether he's really benefitting himself is matter for debate, but I'll grant you the rest.
For this, he gets access to security,
I don't have to worry about some loony with a rifle coming to visit my house nearly as much as he does, either. There's this thing about standing out that tends to draw attention from crazies...
luxuries,
I can't eat crab or lobster, red wine gives me a headache, and a ceramic toilet seat works just as well as a gold-plated one.
drugs,
"My life is better because I've better drugs"? Uh, what?
Even so--Nobody's stopping me from smoking this joint I've got in my hand. And even if I get busted, I doubt it'll make the local paper.
and women that are forever beyond your reach.
I have one woman who I am pretty sure is forever beyond his reach--or anyone else's.
His kids will have a better education than your kids, and will likely live lives that are far more opulent than those of your kids.
They will likely receive a more expensive education and be brought up in more opulent surroundings. Neither of which has much bearing on how well they'll be brought up by a man who maybe can't teach them anything other than, "Just tell people what they want to hear."
You think you are smarter than he is? You are missing the big picture.
And you're missing out on a myriad of details, wherein, 'tis said, dwells the Devil.
Keep reading those technical manuals. Maybe you will be the next Bill Gates. But probably not.
Good. I don't need a billion bucks to be happy, and I've no wish to have on my conscience some of the things he does.
As someone to the left of the D's
What the heck is to the left of the D's?
In a normal country it would be about 75% of the population.
(Have fun with that, trying to decide if I meant "libre", "gratis", both, or neither.)
Because the Free World ain't nearly as free you'd like to imagine it is, maybe.
I think you meant to say,
Mögen die herrschenden Klassen vor einer kommunistischen Revolution zittern. Die Proletarier haben nichts in ihr zu verlieren als ihre Ketten. Sie haben eine Welt zu gewinnen. Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
So no mod points for you today, sorry.
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I think it can get pretty interesting around here when people actually read the discussions.
We don't actually have to listen to them, do we?
^^^ This.
"*I* know what I meant; it's up to you to figure it out," is a horribly inefficient way to communicate, as well as lazy, selfish, and immature.
Yet both sorts of deaths are wrongful deaths caused by agents acting on behalf of the State. At least one sort is very easy to prevent. Whether the other sort causes more deaths, is less easily preventable, or both, has no bearing on this fact.
Put them in a box till they die...
Funny, we do this to old folks all the time. And nobody seems to think that isn't torment.
This is the second time in this discussion I've had to point out the obvious: Most people want to continue to live as long as possible.
Or as the old saw has it, "Where there's life, there's hope."
Don't forget the two Aussie lads due to be shot any day now in Indonesia because Indonesia thinks possession of certain substances is worthy of death.