If you think "going ballistic" is the only means of utilizing violence, then you're clearly not educated enough on violence and its potential applications.
If she were my child, there would be no way I would let them stop me from getting her back. If paperwork and appeals didn't do the trick, I would very quickly escalate the actions I took to ensure her safety and care under my responsibility. That might mean intimidation or violence...so be it. They threw the first stone.
The State has absolutely no reason to take these parents' child from them.
The new Ford F-150 has an all-aluminum body, but the frame is still made of steel. Overall, they've managed to lighten the truck by ~700 lbs according to FMC, and aluminum will not rust/rot anywhere near as quickly as traditional steel body panels; even the newer zinc-plated and e-coated steel will not hold up as long as aluminum.
You're correct in stating that TIG (or GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) requires different equipment and more practice. There is more flexibility in the types of materials, thicknesses, etc., which can be welded. It's not wildly different, but it does take experience to know how to not screw up the work piece(s).
MIG (or Metal Gas Arc Welding) can still be screwed up, but it can also be fixed very easily. A novice can pick up the basics of MIG welding in a day, though you'll obviously not mistake them for a master welder.
My old Nokia candybar phone (c. 2000) is practically indestructible. To this day I can still charge it up and play "nibbles" in all its LCD monochrome glory. Too bad the cell towers don't support its signal anymore...
That's lame. I had an MX500 which lasted many years, have a G5 which still works flawlessly (but isn't hooked up atm) and each of my home PCs has a G500 currently in use. The only Logitech mouse which has ever failed me was the G7 because the battery packs don't hold a steady charge any longer, and I lost the transceiver. Wireless mice don't work without the antenna or batteries:)
I'm fairly certain the current Beast is not HEMP protected. It's solidly constructed, but it doesn't have copper knife-edge seals and a complete faraday cage around all of its electrical and electronic components.
Besides; if there are EMPs anywhere in the area of the principal, there's already a major breakdown of security and things are likely out of their control. Their escort vehicles, mobile phones, radios and other electronics are all useless by that point, not even counting the other unknown factors which would subsequently arise.
I'm in the same boat. It's really only detrimental when I have some kind of upset stomach and don't want to upset it further. But given about 24-36 hours without a cup, I'm in nearly-migraine mode.
I actually broke that addiction 3 years ago. Obviously temporarily. But for an entire week I was not a pleasant person to be around...my wife never wants me to go through caffeine withdrawal again, so she helps keep the supply going instead:D
Koreans are widely very tolerant, if not accepting, of their mandatory national (not necessarily military) service.
All of the soldiers I worked with over there had been amazingly professional, courteous, and capable. While I don't necessarily agree with compulsory service, they are allowed to defer it for some time in order to finish college, etc. At least it's a little bit flexible.
Good point. Most home owners don't even know the condition of the wiring in their homes. I recently purchased and found out that the wiring in my place is all sorts of wacky...while I don't have the cash to fix it all now, I make sure to not overload any one circuit in the meanwhile.
If this thing were hooked up to my house, it'd probably be in cinders (the house, not necessarily the charger).
Arguably, the mistakes RIM made with Blackberry go back about 7 years or so. When they didn't react smartly to the advent of the iPhone and Android devices, they started hammering the nails into their own coffin.
There are no semi-automatic-only M16 rifles. Since the M16 is very specifically the military variant of the AR-15 platform, it *always* has the capability to be both semi-automatic and "burst". M16 & M16A1 are semi- and fully-automatic. The M16A2 and subsequent variants are semi- and 3-round-burst capable. The M4 series is simply the shortened version of the M16, from 20" to 16" barrels with various other minor modifications (mostly superficial). Hence, when you go to purchase a rifle from ArmaLite, you will buy an AR-15, or from BushMaster it may be the AR-16, etc., ad nauseum.
Of the thousands of variations of AK47-based rifles, there are no super-anal-retentive definitions of which I am aware. I've seen them have semi-automatic fire, or 2-, 3-, 4-round-burst fire, as well as fully-automatic fire while still being classified as AK47-based firearms. If you'd qualified your statement without saying "M16s" at all, I'd probably not have even commented in the first place.
I'm in the same boat. Took to D1 via a friend who got it shortly after release..then D2 and LOD were frickin' awesome, despite the horrid b.net servers at launch (and for a good period afterward). D3 I played for a while, didn't end up making my money back, but I just got bored to hell with the game. It's pretty much when I knew Blizzard had lost their touch -- they were unstoppable in the previous decade, so it was like seeing a titan fall. After all, SC+BW, D2+LoD, and WC3+TFT and even WoW were all amazing titles which still have loyal followings...why would anyone think Blizzard would suddenly change directions?
Considering Blizzard has been lackluster (at best) during the late 2000's and early 2010's, I have no reason to trust they'll put out a product which I consider valuable for the money spent. Until both the game reviewers and my trusted friends/associates give me the nitty-gritty, I will not purchase any more of their wares.
Actually, you could (at one point, at least) effectively increase the difficulty level in Single Player by starting a local/nullmodem multiplayer game, then backing out of it and going into single player instead. It wasn't quirky, and it didn't *TELL* you that you were in a higher difficulty...but as soon as you fought the first monsters you knew it wasn't normal anymore.
And the "Hellfire" expansion (released by Sierra) also added those difficulties, as well as the ability to walk really fast in town. It was nice to finally be able to get through town without waiting ages:)
"In a perfect world..." as determined by you, an imperfect entity. I'm sure you're perfectly capable of educating me as to how I'm an abhorrent and irresponsible person because I own a variety of firearms which you deem "unnecessary".
Who are you to decide what, how, and how many firearms people are allowed to own? From where do your statistics and/or reasoning derive? Do you realize that there are semiautomatic, rifled, "high capacity" shotguns as well? Would you limit them only to pump-action, lever-action, breech loading or otherwise? What would the capacity be for a magazine?
Please, define some limitations without tossing around arbitrary figures. Is a firearm with more than X rounds more capable of killing than one with Y fewer rounds? Once the magazine is expended, couldn't you simply reload? Does the size or caliber of the weapon itself define its lethality? Is a.22LR not as capable of killing as a.50BMG?
My point is that the arguments you're providing are all moot. You would place restrictions on the very freedoms which Americans enjoy, at what cost? What would your restrictions effectively accomplish? They would not reduce crime. They would not reduce negligence. This would merely limit the capabilities of what your average person is able to enjoy and own in a legal manner.
It is not about necessity. You don't need a car, a phone, or the internet, yet you use those -- I'm giving the benefit of the doubt in assuming you do this without harming anyone else in the process. Those are not constitutionally protected liberties; notice that I did not say constitutionally granted liberties. Firearms are, and for damned good reasons. If you choose not to exercise them to any extent, then that is your prerogative.
Less than 4% of the people who purchased Modern Warfare 3, for example, purchased the PC version. About 96% went between Xbox and PS3. I think it is a fair estimate that "CoD Kids" in general are playing it on consoles. Every annual CoD release is the same story.
There are plenty of older gamers; I believe the average estimated age is 35 years. Those are adults, not kids. Kids are dependent on their parents for most of their purchases...parents are often ignorant of such things and would rather spend $400 on a console which might last 5-10 years than $1000 on a PC which may need upgrading in 3-4.
If citing factual data is elitist, then I'll just stay on my high horse. At least I have a reason to be up here, unlike your ignorant pandering. Stereotyped kid will not care that he can't play his game with lack of internet...he will care that he can't play his game with others as multiplayer is designed. Your point? Moot.
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If you think "going ballistic" is the only means of utilizing violence, then you're clearly not educated enough on violence and its potential applications.
I get that, but neither can you help your child if there is so much red tape binding your hands and so much bureaucratic process blocking the way.
Violence is never the preferred answer...but when it IS the answer, there is no other substitute.
If she were my child, there would be no way I would let them stop me from getting her back. If paperwork and appeals didn't do the trick, I would very quickly escalate the actions I took to ensure her safety and care under my responsibility. That might mean intimidation or violence...so be it. They threw the first stone.
The State has absolutely no reason to take these parents' child from them.
The lemonade lobby is powerful, indeed.
And to think...I moved from NJ to VA several years back. -_-
...now with more corruption!
The Supreme Court of Thermodynamics clearly overturned those laws.
Bacon started this.
And underwear elastic furthered it.
The new Ford F-150 has an all-aluminum body, but the frame is still made of steel. Overall, they've managed to lighten the truck by ~700 lbs according to FMC, and aluminum will not rust/rot anywhere near as quickly as traditional steel body panels; even the newer zinc-plated and e-coated steel will not hold up as long as aluminum.
You're correct in stating that TIG (or GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) requires different equipment and more practice. There is more flexibility in the types of materials, thicknesses, etc., which can be welded. It's not wildly different, but it does take experience to know how to not screw up the work piece(s).
MIG (or Metal Gas Arc Welding) can still be screwed up, but it can also be fixed very easily. A novice can pick up the basics of MIG welding in a day, though you'll obviously not mistake them for a master welder.
My old Nokia candybar phone (c. 2000) is practically indestructible. To this day I can still charge it up and play "nibbles" in all its LCD monochrome glory. Too bad the cell towers don't support its signal anymore...
That's lame. I had an MX500 which lasted many years, have a G5 which still works flawlessly (but isn't hooked up atm) and each of my home PCs has a G500 currently in use. The only Logitech mouse which has ever failed me was the G7 because the battery packs don't hold a steady charge any longer, and I lost the transceiver. Wireless mice don't work without the antenna or batteries :)
...that's one surefire way NOT to get hired, especially for IT or infosec types of positions.
I'm fairly certain the current Beast is not HEMP protected. It's solidly constructed, but it doesn't have copper knife-edge seals and a complete faraday cage around all of its electrical and electronic components.
Besides; if there are EMPs anywhere in the area of the principal, there's already a major breakdown of security and things are likely out of their control. Their escort vehicles, mobile phones, radios and other electronics are all useless by that point, not even counting the other unknown factors which would subsequently arise.
I'm in the same boat. It's really only detrimental when I have some kind of upset stomach and don't want to upset it further. But given about 24-36 hours without a cup, I'm in nearly-migraine mode.
:D
I actually broke that addiction 3 years ago. Obviously temporarily. But for an entire week I was not a pleasant person to be around...my wife never wants me to go through caffeine withdrawal again, so she helps keep the supply going instead
Koreans are widely very tolerant, if not accepting, of their mandatory national (not necessarily military) service.
All of the soldiers I worked with over there had been amazingly professional, courteous, and capable. While I don't necessarily agree with compulsory service, they are allowed to defer it for some time in order to finish college, etc. At least it's a little bit flexible.
Good point. Most home owners don't even know the condition of the wiring in their homes. I recently purchased and found out that the wiring in my place is all sorts of wacky...while I don't have the cash to fix it all now, I make sure to not overload any one circuit in the meanwhile.
If this thing were hooked up to my house, it'd probably be in cinders (the house, not necessarily the charger).
Arguably, the mistakes RIM made with Blackberry go back about 7 years or so. When they didn't react smartly to the advent of the iPhone and Android devices, they started hammering the nails into their own coffin.
I sincerely hope that this was as I read it...as a "Men In Tights" reference :D
There are no semi-automatic-only M16 rifles. Since the M16 is very specifically the military variant of the AR-15 platform, it *always* has the capability to be both semi-automatic and "burst". M16 & M16A1 are semi- and fully-automatic. The M16A2 and subsequent variants are semi- and 3-round-burst capable. The M4 series is simply the shortened version of the M16, from 20" to 16" barrels with various other minor modifications (mostly superficial). Hence, when you go to purchase a rifle from ArmaLite, you will buy an AR-15, or from BushMaster it may be the AR-16, etc., ad nauseum.
Of the thousands of variations of AK47-based rifles, there are no super-anal-retentive definitions of which I am aware. I've seen them have semi-automatic fire, or 2-, 3-, 4-round-burst fire, as well as fully-automatic fire while still being classified as AK47-based firearms. If you'd qualified your statement without saying "M16s" at all, I'd probably not have even commented in the first place.
Cheers.
I'm in the same boat. Took to D1 via a friend who got it shortly after release..then D2 and LOD were frickin' awesome, despite the horrid b.net servers at launch (and for a good period afterward). D3 I played for a while, didn't end up making my money back, but I just got bored to hell with the game. It's pretty much when I knew Blizzard had lost their touch -- they were unstoppable in the previous decade, so it was like seeing a titan fall. After all, SC+BW, D2+LoD, and WC3+TFT and even WoW were all amazing titles which still have loyal followings...why would anyone think Blizzard would suddenly change directions?
Considering Blizzard has been lackluster (at best) during the late 2000's and early 2010's, I have no reason to trust they'll put out a product which I consider valuable for the money spent. Until both the game reviewers and my trusted friends/associates give me the nitty-gritty, I will not purchase any more of their wares.
Actually, you could (at one point, at least) effectively increase the difficulty level in Single Player by starting a local/nullmodem multiplayer game, then backing out of it and going into single player instead. It wasn't quirky, and it didn't *TELL* you that you were in a higher difficulty...but as soon as you fought the first monsters you knew it wasn't normal anymore.
:)
And the "Hellfire" expansion (released by Sierra) also added those difficulties, as well as the ability to walk really fast in town. It was nice to finally be able to get through town without waiting ages
I like how you've worded your response. I am going to use/paraphrase this, when the necessity arises.
"In a perfect world..." as determined by you, an imperfect entity. I'm sure you're perfectly capable of educating me as to how I'm an abhorrent and irresponsible person because I own a variety of firearms which you deem "unnecessary".
.22LR not as capable of killing as a .50BMG?
Who are you to decide what, how, and how many firearms people are allowed to own? From where do your statistics and/or reasoning derive? Do you realize that there are semiautomatic, rifled, "high capacity" shotguns as well? Would you limit them only to pump-action, lever-action, breech loading or otherwise? What would the capacity be for a magazine?
Please, define some limitations without tossing around arbitrary figures. Is a firearm with more than X rounds more capable of killing than one with Y fewer rounds? Once the magazine is expended, couldn't you simply reload? Does the size or caliber of the weapon itself define its lethality? Is a
My point is that the arguments you're providing are all moot. You would place restrictions on the very freedoms which Americans enjoy, at what cost? What would your restrictions effectively accomplish? They would not reduce crime. They would not reduce negligence. This would merely limit the capabilities of what your average person is able to enjoy and own in a legal manner.
It is not about necessity. You don't need a car, a phone, or the internet, yet you use those -- I'm giving the benefit of the doubt in assuming you do this without harming anyone else in the process. Those are not constitutionally protected liberties; notice that I did not say constitutionally granted liberties. Firearms are, and for damned good reasons. If you choose not to exercise them to any extent, then that is your prerogative.
...as compared to US Government workers, they're getting TRIPLE the productivity!
Less than 4% of the people who purchased Modern Warfare 3, for example, purchased the PC version. About 96% went between Xbox and PS3. I think it is a fair estimate that "CoD Kids" in general are playing it on consoles. Every annual CoD release is the same story.
There are plenty of older gamers; I believe the average estimated age is 35 years. Those are adults, not kids. Kids are dependent on their parents for most of their purchases...parents are often ignorant of such things and would rather spend $400 on a console which might last 5-10 years than $1000 on a PC which may need upgrading in 3-4.
If citing factual data is elitist, then I'll just stay on my high horse. At least I have a reason to be up here, unlike your ignorant pandering. Stereotyped kid will not care that he can't play his game with lack of internet...he will care that he can't play his game with others as multiplayer is designed. Your point? Moot.