Easier - include an elevated chair so that the desk does not have to be adjusted. I read recently (within past six months) that walking for five minutes undoes the damage of an hour of sitting. I probably read it here, in fact. If we just take a five minute walk break every hour, it wouldn't be so bad. Personally, I gave up snacking while working (yes, another fat computer programmer, reformed) and drink water instead... which makes me have to go to the bathroom a lot, which gets me moving a lot.

But that wouldn't be a sensationalistic headline that would grab eyeballs and case people to click on the link to see the ads.

Oh for mod points. You sir would get a +1 funny.

You're thinking is along the lines of my desire to own the Heathkit robot when it first came out. I wanted one with the "arm" so I could program it to chase the cats around the house all the while yelling out "Danger Will Robinson. Danger!"

I'm like that. I actually wouldn't mind rewriting most of the stuff I've written, but it all works and I can understand what things I wrote 10 years ago are supposed to be doing. But like the GP, even while I'm writing I often feel like I could have done it a better way - not the nitty gritty coding, but the approach I took to begin with. I think the overall sentiment is there's always room for improvement, even if the code is good and works, but you can't keep changing or you won't finish (and I rarely get a chance at version 2 where I work).

I was wondering the same thing. I don't know if I'd want the dreamscape images or more disturbing images. Both make me stop and think about the image.

You're misusing the statistics and twisting them to fit your preconceived notions of how terrible police are. Around 1% get complaints, but that doesn't say how many are valid. The second paragraph quoted doesn't change that... in fact, it adds nothing to it... 10% could get complaints, it doesn't make 10% guilty of wrong doing.

As far as not talking to police, you're again missing context... if you're under arrest, then don't talk to police. Otherwise you're likely just being an asshole and obstructing justice. If you say something incriminating before being read your Miranda rights, it's inadmissible in court... and of course, you can only say something incriminating if you've actually done something wrong. If you haven't done anything wrong, there's no reason not to talk to police.

Yes, I thought about what an asshole you are belittling me for consuming "subsidized garbage" when you know nothing about me.

Right... they provide a kiosk for people to submit applications. So I don't see the problem. BTW, you're wrong about most of those places - since most of them are franchises, they are owned by a local owner; I don't even frequent fast food places that often, but have seen plenty of people asking for, and getting, paper applications. I'm not saying people don't need help, I'm saying internet is NOT a necessity - but we're not even talking about internet access, TFA is talking about BROADBAND.

U.S. Constitution explicitly says the right to bear arms cannot be infringed. It doesn't say "guns," it says "arms." No, it doesn't make sense for an individual to have an ICBM, but given the point of the amendment, I'd say any personal arms should be legal for law-abiding citizens. But instead of just denying people the right clearly protected in the constitution, if you disagree, the only really "legal" way to block it is to pass an amendment clarifying which arms. But we don't need to follow the constitution anymore, anyway... the government has slowly "interpreted" away most of the meaning already, which is why the government grants itself the right to fully automatic weapons, but not citizens.

Then when people say the reason for the amendment is for the citizens to protect itself from a tyrannical government, you say "like you can defend against bazookas and automatic weapons and hand grenades and Apache gunships!" Completely oblivious to the fact that the government has granted itself the right to have those weapons and taken it away from individuals, explicitly subverting the purpose of the amendment, and you don't see the problem with that.

No, I think he got it - just in a slightly more wordy, round-about way. If you ask Europeans if they'd want to live in Texas, most of them picture cowboys walking around with holsters and it being like the "wild west." They don't really seem to get that it's often the most "liberal" cities that have the worst problems.

That's patently absurd.... "Don't talk to police" is for the people asking for trouble. Don't be a dick to police who are doing their job well. My father was a police officer for 20 years and somehow managed not to shoot any black people or violate anyone's rights. That's 99.9% of police officers. They cannot shoot you if they "feel like it." Sometimes police officers commit crimes and get away with it, but you've been brainlessly skewed by the media if you think that's the "norm."

My father asked me if I ever considered being a police officer, and I told him straight out I don't have the patience for assholes like you.

That seems true, but those people should be punished - the reaction shouldn't be to restrict everyone else even more.

I agree with helping those unable to protect their own rights, I don't agree with protecting people unwilling to protect their own rights.

No, I actually don't believe teaching a man to fish is shortsighted or selfish. You are also one of the many people conflating "internet" and "broadband," and you somehow also missed the part where I quite clearly say that I know some people can't help themselves and we need assistance programs to help them... so I guess what I'm seeing is you're a confirmation biased douche-bag dumb-fuck who can't read or comprehend.

No, they don't - there's no greater indicator that someone will be living in poverty than being part of a single parent family. The stupid choice was allowing ones self to become pregnant as a teen - that they then own up to it and become responsible doesn't really matter since the bulk of the "damage" is already done - they've completely limited their chances and choices.

I will throw this out there, again, too - we're not talking about internet access, we're talking about broadband internet access. You don't need broadband to send email and fill out applications, and somehow, some way, millions of poor people across the country have managed to get jobs that required them to have internet access.