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Comment Re:All aboard the FAIL train (Score 1) 553

A moderate Republican candidate will lose them the election. The simple truth is that the Republican base turns out in stronger numbers than the Dems when a conservative candidate is fielded and that is how they win elections. The Republican leadership isn't comfortable with this so may very well attempt a moderate but if so they will lose.

Comment Re:Pay, not talent (Score 1) 553

That and the majority of positions are going to be for entry level roles. If you have someone 20 years older than you who has been in the field longer and you are interviewing them for an entry level position.. that is something of a red flag. That likely means they are a) less than competent or b) need a job and cash but will be looking for a better position almost immediately and aren't likely to stick around long.

Comment Re:One (Score 1) 301

Generally you may be correct but it is the fringe cases that would prevent me from going with a laptop with almost no ports for connectivity. Today I'm load testing a little client we maintain that uses odbc drivers to communicate with a couple different database platforms. There are all sorts of reasons I wouldn't want to rely on a wifi connection. What if I want to use a usb3 sata dock to connect a 4TB internal drive to my laptop?

Comment Re:Just my take (Score 1) 374

Technically he was responsible because the child would not have existed and been in need without his decision to create it. The reality is that any child with same sex parents has a father and a mother and both are responsible for the life they created. Even in situations of adoption.. you can't abdicate moral responsibility for a child you created. Of course I'm not sure how that stands up in the future when designer children with DNA from a dozen sources come into vogue.

Comment Re:A contrary opinion (Score 1) 359

I agree. Much better discussions on google plus than facebook. I like the way it is structured. I like circles and I like the communities. I tried last year to finally use facebook and as soon as I joined it I was mobbed with friend requests from folks that barely know me and my page filled up with useless stuff. Some of it may be the smaller community which is on average I'm sure more technically literate but Google plus is structured much more to my liking.

Comment Re:Google: Select jurors who understand stats. (Score 1) 349

Ouch not sure if you'll be able to shake off that troll moderation. You were a little blunt but I somewhat agree. The older folks we've hired on my team have been pretty difficult to deal with. They are set in their ways and don't care to take any crap from anyone but sometimes your job is to take crap and make the best you can of it. This is especially concerning when you consider that the majority of your open spots in a company are going to be for lower level positions. There are just more of them. A younger guy applying for that role is understandable. An older person.. I know stuff happens in life but that is something of a red flag.

Comment Even if gas price increases is it worth it? (Score 1) 622

Lets almost double that gas price and assume that for some crazy reason US production drops drastically ignoring that as oil price rises incentives for drilling and exploration increase as well. Even then is it really worth it if you don't care about "green" creds? You end up with a more complex vehicle which I assume increases the cost of maintenance especially if you're looking at keeping it a minimum of 5+ years to recoup your cost with gas savings.. It just doesn't seem to make sense.

Comment Maybe someone can explain why this law is bad (Score 1) 653

I'm probably burning all my karma points with this but here goes... There are a lot of people out there that have views I find distasteful but I don't believe that I should be able to deny them the ability to earn a living because of that (beyond voting with my pocketbook) so here is my question: Why is it ok for the government to force a business to cater a gay pride event or be destroyed but not ok to force an African American businessman to cater a white pride event? Maybe I have misunderstood the majorities position on this but I don't think I should be allowed to use the government as a tool to destroy a business owned by a black family because they don't wish to be stuck in the back kitchen serving a group of whites.

Comment Re:What the fuck sort of unit.. (Score 1) 143

Maybe. I'm not sure what current soil depths are vs historic numbers. I would guess that "recovery" is probably a strong word for where we currently stand but I'd 100% agree that current ranching methods didn't contribute substantially to any move in a positive direction. Very few ranchers until recently practiced mob/rotational grazing. Most around here tend to end up destroying their pasture rather than use the cattle as a tool to build soil.

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