Joseph P. Kennedy was so far ahead of his time for pushing his kids into politics.
Joe Kennedy was not ahead of his time. What he did has been done repeatedly down through the ages - first aquire wealth then establish your line firmly within the ruling/governing class.
I can see Dr. Evil sitting in his chair rubbing Mr. Bigglesworth's ears as he elaborates his plan for global domination. "I had an epiphany at the age of 9. I was playing with my new electric racecar set when it struck me like a bolt of 120V AC current..."
Imagine if we let private companies build and control our essential infrastructure instead. We'd be so much better off!
Yes, I can just imagine the menu of interstate network access plans...can't wait to start paying roaming fees for out-of-network road travel. It might not be so bad if we get rollover miles though. ~
I think a better approach would be to issue a restraining order against contacting the person who feels harmed or threatened.
With a restraining order both parties still have the right to speak their mind - just not to each other. The first amendment is protected and there is a legal recourse which protects both parties' rights.
If an individual breaks the restraining order then he or she can be charged with violating the no contact order of the court. This means the person is not being punished for their speech but rather their actions.
I think that lying in order to harm someone's livelihood is something that should be considered reasonable.
That's why we have laws against libel and slander. This bill is a blatant assault on the freedom of speech. It is so broadly worded that ANYTHING you say on the web can get you arrested if it hurts someone's feelings. What happened to Megan Meier was tragic, but the answer is not to give the government the power to quash free speech.
Who wants this kind of tourists? Flying in on the cheap, spending about €100,- and doing about €100,- damage while helping to repel the sort of visitors who might be nice to have.
I think you're confusing Manchester United fans for tourists.
Actually, they couldn't use their income to improve infrastructure. Gold-plated toilets, hookers, and 100-foot second yachts cost money, you know.
Besides, you never offer the customer more-and-better for less - you charge them more for less-and-worse and make sure they have no alternative to turn to.
A black man, an italian and a jew all happen to die the same afternoon. When they get to the pearly gates, St. Peter calls them over.
"Gentlemen, I see that you were all construction contractors in life. As it happens, the pearly gates are in need of some remodeling and repair work. I thought you might like to put in a bid for the contract."
The black contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St. Peter, I can do it for $600. That's $200 for material, $200 for labor and $200 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The jewish contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St Peter, I can do it for $3,000. That's $1,000 for material, $1,000 for labor and $1,000 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The italian contractor takes St. Peter aside and quietly tells him he can do the job for $2,600. St. Peter asks him how he arrived at the estimate without having taken any measurements or having done any calculations.
"Simple. A $1,000 for me, a $1,000 for you, and $600 for the low bidder over there."
Of course it sounded mechanical. All of the notes were being made by various hardware. I doubt anyone could coax human-like musical performance out of the hardware that was used, but the performance kicked ass given the choice of 'instruments' imho.
And if there are real reasons to be sceptical, such as those as you suggest, then it'll all come out in the wash.
Of course there are real reasons to be skeptical. If they wanted to get honest opinion they would have asked 100 people who *purchased* a Fiesta to blog/twitter/youtube about their experience with the vehicle.
People are a lot more likely to give you their honest opinion about a car that they're paying for than one that was given to them as part of a promotion.
Maybe he wanted to share his interests with other like minded people? Last time I checked you don't have to be a coder to make webpages - as his use of Front Page already suggests.
By the way, webpages were _invented_ for physicists who are not coders to have an easy-to-use markup language.
Most physicists have to learn some amount of coding just to process their data, whereas it's not a necessary requirement for an electronics enthusiast.
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Joseph P. Kennedy was so far ahead of his time for pushing his kids into politics.
Joe Kennedy was not ahead of his time. What he did has been done repeatedly down through the ages - first aquire wealth then establish your line firmly within the ruling/governing class.
I can see Dr. Evil sitting in his chair rubbing Mr. Bigglesworth's ears as he elaborates his plan for global domination. "I had an epiphany at the age of 9. I was playing with my new electric racecar set when it struck me like a bolt of 120V AC current..."
Imagine if we let private companies build and control our essential infrastructure instead. We'd be so much better off!
Yes, I can just imagine the menu of interstate network access plans...can't wait to start paying roaming fees for out-of-network road travel. It might not be so bad if we get rollover miles though. ~
Good news? The government isn't going to enforce net neutrality because they care about your freedom. They're simply eliminating the competition.
Go read the Cybersecurity Act of 2009. Wow.
I think a better approach would be to issue a restraining order against contacting the person who feels harmed or threatened.
With a restraining order both parties still have the right to speak their mind - just not to each other. The first amendment is protected and there is a legal recourse which protects both parties' rights.
If an individual breaks the restraining order then he or she can be charged with violating the no contact order of the court. This means the person is not being punished for their speech but rather their actions.
I think that lying in order to harm someone's livelihood is something that should be considered reasonable.
That's why we have laws against libel and slander. This bill is a blatant assault on the freedom of speech. It is so broadly worded that ANYTHING you say on the web can get you arrested if it hurts someone's feelings. What happened to Megan Meier was tragic, but the answer is not to give the government the power to quash free speech.
Who wants this kind of tourists? Flying in on the cheap, spending about €100,- and doing about €100,- damage while helping to repel the sort of visitors who might be nice to have.
I think you're confusing Manchester United fans for tourists.
Actually, they couldn't use their income to improve infrastructure. Gold-plated toilets, hookers, and 100-foot second yachts cost money, you know.
Besides, you never offer the customer more-and-better for less - you charge them more for less-and-worse and make sure they have no alternative to turn to.
I propose calling the site SnitchTube.
"Nothing makes a tyrant's job easier than the people policing themselves."
A black man, an italian and a jew all happen to die the same afternoon. When they get to the pearly gates, St. Peter calls them over.
"Gentlemen, I see that you were all construction contractors in life. As it happens, the pearly gates are in need of some remodeling and repair work. I thought you might like to put in a bid for the contract."
The black contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St. Peter, I can do it for $600. That's $200 for material, $200 for labor and $200 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The jewish contractor looks the pearly gates over, makes some measurements and does some calculations. "St Peter, I can do it for $3,000. That's $1,000 for material, $1,000 for labor and $1,000 for me."
St. Peter writes down his estimate and thanks him.
The italian contractor takes St. Peter aside and quietly tells him he can do the job for $2,600. St. Peter asks him how he arrived at the estimate without having taken any measurements or having done any calculations.
"Simple. A $1,000 for me, a $1,000 for you, and $600 for the low bidder over there."
Of course it sounded mechanical. All of the notes were being made by various hardware. I doubt anyone could coax human-like musical performance out of the hardware that was used, but the performance kicked ass given the choice of 'instruments' imho.
The story thread you have chosen has drained the batteries in your lantern and you have been plunged into darkness.
You have been eaten by a grue.
I prefer Windows CEMENT - the name alone says 'security'.
This entire article smells like flamebait to me. I'm going to sit back and watch it burn.
Compared to the TARP funds, rocketing those assholes into orbit would be cheap.
Give him a Hummer and he'll give you one.
:D
I was thinking "MyFaceYouTwit"
And if there are real reasons to be sceptical, such as those as you suggest, then it'll all come out in the wash.
Of course there are real reasons to be skeptical. If they wanted to get honest opinion they would have asked 100 people who *purchased* a Fiesta to blog/twitter/youtube about their experience with the vehicle.
People are a lot more likely to give you their honest opinion about a car that they're paying for than one that was given to them as part of a promotion.
Then why is he making webpages?
Maybe he wanted to share his interests with other like minded people? Last time I checked you don't have to be a coder to make webpages - as his use of Front Page already suggests.
By the way, webpages were _invented_ for physicists who are not coders to have an easy-to-use markup language.
Most physicists have to learn some amount of coding just to process their data, whereas it's not a necessary requirement for an electronics enthusiast.
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You can be a geek without being a computer geek. Maybe his thing is electronics and not coding.
We're trying to slashdot it out of existence.
What's this 'we' shit, Kimosabe?
Three? I didn't realize there were that many left.
Apologies. It was there and I had to do it. :D
So, when's the harvest? :)-~