While they are at it, how about adding the capability to open up the whole side of the plane like a gull-wing door? Nothing is as frustrating as spending fifteen minutes moving a hundred feet to exit the plane immediately after traveling 500 miles in less than an hour.
The point was, the description was off-base, and it was off-base on wishful thinking from certain media personalities and Obama administration officials who were hoping to tie the situation to "anti-Obama sentiment."
If you didn't make it up, you should be able to dig up a source or at least some credible evidence for the truth of your statement.
Contessa Brewer - MS-NBC
"I mean the thing is that -- and I get frustrated and there was part of me that was hoping this was not going to be anybody with ties to any kind of Islamic country because there are a lot of people who want to use this terrorist intent to justify writing off people who believe in a certain way or come from certain countries or whose skin color is a certain way. I mean they use it as justification for really outdated bigotry."
No, someone who had the wrong leg amputated deserves a giant payout. There's no such thing as an excessively large damage award; if you screw up, you need to pay.
I've never liked the idea of limiting damages. However, I've often wondered if another approach to tort reform might be viable. It is my understanding, that the two principle awards in malpractice cases are compensatory damages and punitive damages. Both of these types of awards certainly have their place, but I see no particular reason why the plaintiff (and lawyer) should receive any of the money awarded for punitive damages. Punitive damages should be awarded simply to deter improper future behavior by the defendant or others. It's a social thing.
Therefore, I suggest that punitive damages be paid to society as a whole (in some fashion). If a plaintiff still wants to go after punitive damages, because he feels that it is important to do so, then by all means, have at it. But he and his lawyer won't see any of that money (except perhaps some nominal amount to cover legal fees). I would suspect that this would go a long way toward providing substantive tort reform, without capping compensatory damages.
I never have understood this argument. Somehow people are confusing the concept of giving of oneself with the idea of forcing others to give of themselves.
Kevin: . . . it was a great movie. It wasn't a good movie, but how often do you see a great movie? Dave: Oh, I saw a great movie last night. It was on the late show. It was-- um, uh, what was it called? It's a classic. It's uh . . . oh, I hate this. I hate it when this happens. Kevin: Well, what was it about? Dave: It's about this newspaper tycoon and he's dead, and everybody is telling stories about him, and-- Kevin: It's Citizen Kane. Dave: Nnnno, that's not it. No, no - but something like that. It's uh . .. Kevin: Okay, who was in it? Dave: Orson Welles is in it. It's called . .. Kevin: Then this is Citizen Kane. It's Citizen Kane. Dave: Nnnno, that isn't it, but you're not far from it. It's uh . ..
...
Kevin: Aha!! Look! Citizen Kane. It was Citizen Kane! It was Citizen Kane! IT WAS CITIZEN KANE!!
It seems interesting to me that I never see discussion of food mass in this type of discussion. It's almost like everyone treats it as E=mc^2, with direct conversion of (caloric) energy to (body) mass. Is it really that simple? If I drink a 1000-calorie milkshake, does that generally mean that's all that I need to look at? How much does it matter that most of that mass is water, which is easily excreted? For that matter, since we have to balance mass in and mass out to maintain our weight, how much is lost in the obvious way (excretion) and how much is lost in the others? Do we lose any significant mass (carbon) via respiration?
If you live in America, you are living in a country run by people who have repeatedly stated that it is the duty of all christians to work towards being in a position to start Armageddon
Not exactly. We bought two N810s for a project. The first one is extremely slow to get a fix. The second one, which was purchased several months later, establishes a fix MUCH more quickly.
In other words, it appears that you and the GP are both right.
I haven't booted it in several years, as I no longer have a working PC-Transputer interface. The ones that I have rely on an AT-bus. I probably still have some of the old parallel-link interface chips, so I should try to build something for it.
By any chance, does the second part of your nickname refer to this particular interest of yours?:)
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It is my understanding that the APOBS device is also effective at creating a path through a maze of concertina wire.
While they are at it, how about adding the capability to open up the whole side of the plane like a gull-wing door? Nothing is as frustrating as spending fifteen minutes moving a hundred feet to exit the plane immediately after traveling 500 miles in less than an hour.
"Bush lied. People died."
Please prove this:
The point was, the description was off-base, and it was off-base on wishful thinking from certain media personalities and Obama administration officials who were hoping to tie the situation to "anti-Obama sentiment."
If you didn't make it up, you should be able to dig up a source or at least some credible evidence for the truth of your statement.
It seems that this may support the previous poster's statement about wishful thinking on the part of media personalities:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/05/04/msnbc_anchor_hoped_ny_bomber_had_no_ties_to_islamic_country.html
Contessa Brewer - MS-NBC
"I mean the thing is that -- and I get frustrated and there was part of me that was hoping this was not going to be anybody with ties to any kind of Islamic country because there are a lot of people who want to use this terrorist intent to justify writing off people who believe in a certain way or come from certain countries or whose skin color is a certain way. I mean they use it as justification for really outdated bigotry."
As opposed to Nancy Pelosi??
To guarantee that the warning is read, the splash screen should flash rapidly.
How did you handle the remote?
Interesting. Was it reasonably easy to set up power? How do you manage the remote control?
That should be "Popplers".
It is my understanding that you can install OpenOffice if you are using Easy Debian on the N900. See, http://openattitude.com/2010/03/19/easy-and-amazing-debian-for-the-n900/
No, someone who had the wrong leg amputated deserves a giant payout. There's no such thing as an excessively large damage award; if you screw up, you need to pay.
I've never liked the idea of limiting damages. However, I've often wondered if another approach to tort reform might be viable. It is my understanding, that the two principle awards in malpractice cases are compensatory damages and punitive damages. Both of these types of awards certainly have their place, but I see no particular reason why the plaintiff (and lawyer) should receive any of the money awarded for punitive damages. Punitive damages should be awarded simply to deter improper future behavior by the defendant or others. It's a social thing.
Therefore, I suggest that punitive damages be paid to society as a whole (in some fashion). If a plaintiff still wants to go after punitive damages, because he feels that it is important to do so, then by all means, have at it. But he and his lawyer won't see any of that money (except perhaps some nominal amount to cover legal fees). I would suspect that this would go a long way toward providing substantive tort reform, without capping compensatory damages.
I never have understood this argument. Somehow people are confusing the concept of giving of oneself with the idea of forcing others to give of themselves.
Kevin: . . . it was a great movie. It wasn't a good movie, but how often do you see a great movie? . . .
...
Dave: Oh, I saw a great movie last night. It was on the late show. It was-- um, uh, what was it called? It's a classic. It's uh . . . oh, I hate this. I hate it when this happens.
Kevin: Well, what was it about?
Dave: It's about this newspaper tycoon and he's dead, and everybody is telling stories about him, and--
Kevin: It's Citizen Kane.
Dave: Nnnno, that's not it. No, no - but something like that. It's uh . .
Kevin: Okay, who was in it?
Dave: Orson Welles is in it. It's called . .
Kevin: Then this is Citizen Kane. It's Citizen Kane.
Dave: Nnnno, that isn't it, but you're not far from it. It's uh . .
Kevin: Aha!! Look! Citizen Kane. It was Citizen Kane! It was Citizen Kane! IT WAS CITIZEN KANE!!
I really love my N900. Give it a try.
Wow, I should have read more comments before replying.
That will be the next-generation version: the Max iPad.
Two words: offshore drilling.
This would just lead to big arguments between the men and women of the town.
It seems interesting to me that I never see discussion of food mass in this type of discussion. It's almost like everyone treats it as E=mc^2, with direct conversion of (caloric) energy to (body) mass. Is it really that simple? If I drink a 1000-calorie milkshake, does that generally mean that's all that I need to look at? How much does it matter that most of that mass is water, which is easily excreted? For that matter, since we have to balance mass in and mass out to maintain our weight, how much is lost in the obvious way (excretion) and how much is lost in the others? Do we lose any significant mass (carbon) via respiration?
Wow - I sure wouldn't have described it that way.
If you live in America, you are living in a country run by people who have repeatedly stated that it is the duty of all christians to work towards being in a position to start Armageddon
Could you provide some examples, please?
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I contend that even if we don't have a free will, we might as well act as if we do
Okay, this one is really messing with my head.
That's bollocks.
Not exactly. We bought two N810s for a project. The first one is extremely slow to get a fix. The second one, which was purchased several months later, establishes a fix MUCH more quickly.
In other words, it appears that you and the GP are both right.
By any chance, does the second part of your nickname refer to this particular interest of yours? :)
Absolutely!