Just remember to pay your bill. Otherwise they'll cut off your Cox.

I guess the original TNG set was *intentionally* destroyed by Paramount in the making of Generations? I actually didn't know that. Here's a little paragraph explaining. If anyone has a bit more info, let me know.

http://movies.trekcore.com/generations/behindthescenes.html (see "Brent Spiner also comments on filming the saucer crash scene:" section)

I'm actually surprised a set would be usable as a destroyed starship set. You'd think the cheap, fake plastic parts would be obvious on screen?

Well, in their defense, I've noticed they tend to drive slowly because they're also usually stoned, lol

I'd suggest you read his test if you haven't already. Yes, it is still a problem but this approach is still the best one I've seen and pretty ingenious, imo. The car doesn't "trust" anyone, per se. But it does use some kind of reputation system (while still thinking on its own) to make better decisions. Theoretically.

But if your point is that it is still not perfect, I agree.

Brad Templeton proposed a solution many years ago... The school of fish test. http://www.templetons.com/brad/robocars/fish-test.html

Illegal Mexicans tend to be better drivers, in my experience, because they don't have car insurance. If they get in an accident they are deported. That's a real incentive to drive slowly.

Oh please. Yes, facts are facts but you seem to be in favor of ignoring the context under which many facts came to be.

I agree with your conclusions (I think) but claiming these binary answers to atomic questions reveal some kind of truth is foolish. One must have a greater understanding of the entire situation to be truly informed.

And you took the comment into a completely different direction from anything I was saying.

Sure. Abortion and specific tax proposals are two of the most prominent issues featured during tonight's debate, though there were several others.

I think you need to check your news sources, dude. The information is out there, but you're not going to get it from NBC, ABC, CNN or any of the other yahoos. Personally I like the newshour and if I've REALLY got questions the answers are always available if you're willing to do original research, like looking up an actual CBO report and skimming it (I've done this once or twice).

With that being said, there's only so much one can be informed and still maintain a job and family. That's ok. These people are our representatives and we elect them to act as such. Our job is to make sure they don't royally screw it up and they are not abusing their power and screwing the people at large. It's your opinion how well we citizens are doing on this.

Well... that's one way to do it and I've considered it. Another way is to vote 3rd party. But my personal method is to vote gridlock. Gridlock is awesome. It pits the special interest groups against another and generally results in a stalemate where no crap gets through the system. As the 90s showed us there can be some loud sabre rattling, but the world doesn't fall apart and stuff does get done. The stuff that actually NEEDS to get done does get done and the crap stays in the committees where it belongs. Because of my views on certain issues and my perception of the respective party platforms I choose a Republican legislature and a Democratic President. I think if we had gridlock, we'd all be better for it.

TL;DR - Vote Gridlock because politicians are stupid.

The role of Vice President has changed quite a bit over only the past couple decades. Vice Presidents take an active roll in policy implementation and even decision making. They also do quite a bit diplomatically and even a bit of PR.

Correct-o. Teacher unions are the problem. Don't believe it? Ask your kid about their oldest teacher that clearly doesn't give a fuck anymore. They've got a tough job? Sure they do, but when you can't hack it you've got to go. That doesn't happen with teachers.

I know an environment exactly like the one you're describing. A HUGE enterprise with that setup.
* Do you have 150,000+ machines under management covering nearly all of the USA? (This is why they're still on XP btw, I sat in the meetings)
* Is it a large financial institution?
* Is the big boss (of the local group) of Israeli decent?

I too started in that group (at 20 years of age actually), though I'm no longer in it. If I'm spot on, let me know.

But dude, even if it's a different company, everyone here is right. You sound cocky. Way too cocky for what you think you know. A few points:
* They had to replace THOUSANDS of dollars worth of machinery? AYFKM? Do you realize most enterprises (esp the biggest ones) get their evaluation machinery for free? Even if they didn't, thousands of dollars ain't sh*t.
* Do you realize changing bios settings across 10s of thousands of machines will cost money?
* You're 22, your labor is cheap. Experienced IT engineers are not cheap. They know this and won't waste their time on errands that don't make the company money when they can just as easily switch to another manufacturer.
* There are literally dozens of manufacturers that would love to get into a company that will order machines by the thousands. If the manufacturer can't get the order right in the first place, it's usually more efficient to move to the next one.

I could go on but I won't. If you happen to work for the same department I once worked for and are looking for some advice, I'll give it to you because you appear to need it. I will give you some straight up advice (via work channels) and keep it between us if you want. I won't be rude, but I will be honest. There is A LOT of stuff you just don't understand dude. I figure I'll help a kid out as someone once did to me (in that same department with not too dissimilar situation) in my early 20s. Let me know.

(r)Amen!

If it's not the highest paid it probably should be. If someone can run ICANN they can run a lot of other stuff too. Competition for qualified talent is difficult at the CEO level.

+1 for actual knowledge. Though I do seem to remember the number was more like 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 between loyalists, revolutionaries and neutral. TLTG, but I know there certainly was NOT a majority actively supporting the American revolution.

Anyone from Germany on at this hour? I went to a friend's house in Germany about 10 years ago and his Uncle had the book sitting in his bathroom. He said it was required reading for anyone in Germany in grade-school. To teach the errors in it, or something along those lines.

I'm not sure if I was in Bavaria though - perhaps it varies by state?