Amen. Society has been making this claim for as long as recorded history has been around. If you truly want to feel like you live in a safer world, stop watching the news. CNN and 24 hour news channels are mostly to blame. There really isn't enough interesting news (with the exception of times of crisis) to fill 24 hours, so the sensationalism starts to creep in. People today think school shootings are much more common now than they were in the 70s and 80s. The numbers have stayed fairly consistent, but the news coverage is what has changed.
When I was a kid, I got a list of the top 100 banned books and basically made it my "required reading" list. I figured if the grownups didn't want me reading them, they MUST be full of cool things. Because everyone knows prohibition is ALWAYS effective.
Flat rates only benefit the rich, and penalize the poor. Besides, in order to collect taxes, you would need to put a payment system in place, need to pay people to monitor to make sure the system isn't bypassed, establish rules and laws for people trying to not pay, monitor the collection agency to make sure it is on the up and up, etc. So either way you are paying for overhead.
Re your sig - what if the locks were broken by the mob themselves?? Would you consider the looting that happens during riots not a crime, as long as the looter didn't actually break the window/door? Just curious.
It's not "my" site. I typed in "operating system market share" into Google and that was the top site. The numbers are on par, if not conservative for MS OSes, than most of the other numbers I saw on similar sites. If you have a better source, I'd love for you to share it. I fail to see how your point is all that valuable either...
You have no idea who I endorse, or plan to vote for. Why would you assume that I favor democrats, and if I do, woould support either Hillary or Obama?? I'll go ahead and assume you are a conservative then. Guess what?? BOTH parties are the RIAA's bitch, and both parties take large campaign contributions from recording industry and film industry lobbyists.
Please, do tell me who your ideal candidate is, who will get easily elected, and then save the world from evil corporations. I'd love to hear his/her name. Because we all know there are so many HONEST politicians who actually care about helping us, and not just getting elected/re-elected... Any politician who actually has a chance at being elected is by default completely unfit for the job. A successful politician can never be an ethical one.
It was designed with bands in mind. You can set up your space in a matter of minutes, create group lists to send out bulletins, post pics, play your songs, list your upcoming gigs, etc. - all of these tools are built in. Plus it gives you the number of people that view your page, to let you know an estimate of how good you are promoting it. There may be other free blogging sites that do this, but I don't know of any that are as full featured, AND well known as Myspace.
Most of the time the record companies are the copyright holders. Only the top musicians can negotiate to own the rights to their songs with major labels. (Generally speaking. There are exceptions.)
The only people I am passing judgment on are the people who would watch such a video for pleasure. I understand perfectly the need for pest/varmint control, my only issue is with the video. And I have shot many, many targets with a variety of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Never once did I feel the need to videotape the results, and make it available for others to watch. I can look at the target with my naked eye, or with a spotting scope to see the results. I have never hunted or shot at a live animal before, not because I am opposed to hunting, simply because it's not my bag of tea. I also think that shooting prairie dogs with.50 caliber rifles is like swatting flies with a sledgehammer. Sure it works great, but is it really necessary?? Although I will concede that the varmints really wouldn't feel much being instantly obliterated...
P.S. You forgot "Hold your breath" between steps 2 and 3. And as for 6, if you can't actually see the target, you really don't have any business shooting at it. If you can see it good enough to shoot, you can see the results after the shot. If you need a spotter, maybe you should think about simply moving closer to the targets.
All valid points. But does it really need to be videotaped and shown in slow motion?? This isn't an "informational" video on the "best expanding ammunition" to use - they could easily convey that information without needing to show you graphic images. Most people are well aware of rodent problems and farming, especially farmers. They also know how to take care of the problem without watching a video.
If God didn't want us to eat cows, why did he make them out of steak and hamburger? Maybe if animals we eat for food hadn't decided to be so delicious tasting in the first place, there wouldn't be such a problem...
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Amen. Society has been making this claim for as long as recorded history has been around. If you truly want to feel like you live in a safer world, stop watching the news. CNN and 24 hour news channels are mostly to blame. There really isn't enough interesting news (with the exception of times of crisis) to fill 24 hours, so the sensationalism starts to creep in. People today think school shootings are much more common now than they were in the 70s and 80s. The numbers have stayed fairly consistent, but the news coverage is what has changed.
"When did everyone become so suspicious of everyone else?"
About 5 minutes after birth. But those first 5 minutes were complete blissful joy...
Nobody did, that is why I was asking the question to the GPP.
When I was a kid, I got a list of the top 100 banned books and basically made it my "required reading" list. I figured if the grownups didn't want me reading them, they MUST be full of cool things. Because everyone knows prohibition is ALWAYS effective.
Well, of course the Simpsons already did it.
Making them look like trees is already being done.
Flat rates only benefit the rich, and penalize the poor. Besides, in order to collect taxes, you would need to put a payment system in place, need to pay people to monitor to make sure the system isn't bypassed, establish rules and laws for people trying to not pay, monitor the collection agency to make sure it is on the up and up, etc. So either way you are paying for overhead.
Re your sig - what if the locks were broken by the mob themselves?? Would you consider the looting that happens during riots not a crime, as long as the looter didn't actually break the window/door? Just curious.
Snoogans.
WARNING - Alanis Morisette lyrics link. Not Safe For Work!!!
Ewww, that was worse than a goatse link. I feel dirty.
Yeah, I have them growing all around my yard.
It's not "my" site. I typed in "operating system market share" into Google and that was the top site. The numbers are on par, if not conservative for MS OSes, than most of the other numbers I saw on similar sites. If you have a better source, I'd love for you to share it. I fail to see how your point is all that valuable either...
"it doesn't have as much market on the desktop, but it's still the second"
Well, technically it is 4th, but with a bullet, with only 78.42% less marketshare than the #1 OS.
Windows XP 81.94%
Windows Vista 4.52%
Windows 2000 4.00%
Mac OS 3.52%
You have no idea who I endorse, or plan to vote for. Why would you assume that I favor democrats, and if I do, woould support either Hillary or Obama?? I'll go ahead and assume you are a conservative then. Guess what?? BOTH parties are the RIAA's bitch, and both parties take large campaign contributions from recording industry and film industry lobbyists.
Please, do tell me who your ideal candidate is, who will get easily elected, and then save the world from evil corporations. I'd love to hear his/her name. Because we all know there are so many HONEST politicians who actually care about helping us, and not just getting elected/re-elected... Any politician who actually has a chance at being elected is by default completely unfit for the job. A successful politician can never be an ethical one.
"Please, look into the ONLY Pro-Freedom, Pro-Liberty, not in the pocket of special interest candidate running,"
"Please, look into the ONLY Pro-Freedom, Pro-Liberty, not in the pocket of special interest candidate running, yet.
There, fixed it for you. He is, after all, a politician.
It was designed with bands in mind. You can set up your space in a matter of minutes, create group lists to send out bulletins, post pics, play your songs, list your upcoming gigs, etc. - all of these tools are built in. Plus it gives you the number of people that view your page, to let you know an estimate of how good you are promoting it. There may be other free blogging sites that do this, but I don't know of any that are as full featured, AND well known as Myspace.
Won't someone please think of the balloons!
They deleted my attachments, so I sued them and won. I just got my settlement voucher for 50% off the price of IE 7. Thanks Microsoft!!
Most of the time the record companies are the copyright holders. Only the top musicians can negotiate to own the rights to their songs with major labels. (Generally speaking. There are exceptions.)
A cross between Santa and a Tangelo?
"Whats to stop them from convincing congress that all analog equipment sold in the future must have a filter that blocks recording?"
Well, you supply your own answer in the very next sentence-
"It wouldn't stop someone with a little know how to circumvent"
Or he may simply be assuming that his hosting company would maintain the security on their own servers. I know, big assumption.
The only people I am passing judgment on are the people who would watch such a video for pleasure. I understand perfectly the need for pest/varmint control, my only issue is with the video. And I have shot many, many targets with a variety of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Never once did I feel the need to videotape the results, and make it available for others to watch. I can look at the target with my naked eye, or with a spotting scope to see the results. I have never hunted or shot at a live animal before, not because I am opposed to hunting, simply because it's not my bag of tea. I also think that shooting prairie dogs with .50 caliber rifles is like swatting flies with a sledgehammer. Sure it works great, but is it really necessary?? Although I will concede that the varmints really wouldn't feel much being instantly obliterated...
P.S. You forgot "Hold your breath" between steps 2 and 3. And as for 6, if you can't actually see the target, you really don't have any business shooting at it. If you can see it good enough to shoot, you can see the results after the shot. If you need a spotter, maybe you should think about simply moving closer to the targets.
All valid points. But does it really need to be videotaped and shown in slow motion?? This isn't an "informational" video on the "best expanding ammunition" to use - they could easily convey that information without needing to show you graphic images. Most people are well aware of rodent problems and farming, especially farmers. They also know how to take care of the problem without watching a video.
If God didn't want us to eat cows, why did he make them out of steak and hamburger? Maybe if animals we eat for food hadn't decided to be so delicious tasting in the first place, there wouldn't be such a problem...