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Comment Re:Why Would You Settle? (Score 3, Informative) 124

The problem is often the requirements are difficult or near impossible to Implement, hunse why these guys use this to make money. It is a law designed to force people to fail, because it is too overreaching. There is a wide area of disabilities that the ADA covers. So chances are you may be missing some, or implemented incorrectly. That Ramp may be too much of a slope... However if you go any further it could disrupt traffic, or be a tripping hazard. Paying the fine, is sometimes cheaper and less handle then trying to change it.

Comment Re:As much as I hate Prenda... (Score 1) 124

Good accessibility is really hard to obtain.
Should we sue an Art Museum? Because blind people cannot see the paintings, and are not allowed to touch them?
Today's modern web is not so much about displaying documents that will link to their references, but more of an application front end engine.

Back in the early 00's We could make a nice website that looks good and is accessible. Today that is much harder, as the usage of a web page, is less of a poster board for static information, but much more interactive. Instead of suing the Creators of the content, the target should go to the web browser makers who have failed to make a good acceptable browser.

Comment Re:What? (Score 1) 121

Well the bad guys were... Being that it was created 32 years after World War 2.
The Nazis are still considered the group of people who are at their worst, and could have won.
Sure we had Communists and Terrorist but they are seen as less of a Evil or Major Threat.
The Terrorists are considered an Evil group. However they are are just a bunch of bullies, who haven't (compared to the military actions in the past) gained much foothold.
The Communists were less Evil, but more a solid threat, the Soviets had taken control of many countries, and having a Nuclear Arsenal as well made them really scarry.

Comment Perhaps they should have studied Roman Law? (Score 4, Insightful) 121

It isn't like the partial law from Star Wars isn't based on the well documented Roman System of governance.
You know the idea that there was a Republic system of government with a constitutional rule that will grant someone emergancy full authority in times of war. Which was abused by Julius Caesar to allow him to create the Roman Empire. Or was it Senator Palpatine who created the Galactic empire?

Comment Re:So, we're going to get Toyota clones? (Score 1) 287

Also it wasn't Windows, that sparked the Clone market, it was Good old DOS.
By the time Windows 3.0 (The first popular version) came out MS DOS was king, you went to a software store, you will have a shelf for Apple, a half shelf for Amiga and Commodore, then the rest of the store was for MS DOS IBM Compatibles.

But we Bought IBM Compatible computers, because they were cheaper, and they were no issues with quality. If you buy a Honda compatible car. Will it have the reliability and quality that we connect to Honda. Hyundai seems to have been trying to make mock luxury cars... They look attractive, have all the bells and whistles. But where are all the Hundia fans? There seems to be a lot of people with issues with them.

Comment Re:You're dying off (Score 2) 287

I think it isn't an issue of difference in the generations, Millennials vs Gen X, but just an issue of Age, where 25 year old are not dieing out they are constantly being replenished.

16-25 Is the time you are experiencing your independence. Going to college living on your own, hanging out with friends, It is new and exciting, you have little responsibilities (At least responsibilities with a short term effect), A car with a lot of gizmos that is sleek and fast, means you would be the one who is driving, the ones who the people will hand out with you for.

Then By the 25 age range, real life kicks in, you got a Job, have to pay for Rent or a Mortgage, you may be starting a family whose needs and wants exceed your own. While those Gizmos may be cool and fun, they are no longer your major concern. Now this isn't all that bad, you are more mature and comfortable with yourself, things don't bother you so much, but you also need such distractions as well.

Comment Re:Again? (Score 3, Interesting) 613

I am willing to bet that the level of Sexism for Male Elementary School teachers, Male Nurses, and other Historically Female dominated positions, is much worse than when a Woman goes into a Male dominated position.

Ok, you get a job and you are the only Female worker there, you feel uncomfortable, I get that, but the same thing will happen if you are the only person of your particular Race, or Ethnicity.

When you are the minority you feel more threatened than what is actually happening. The problem of why it is hard to fix, is because for the larger part it isn't an external issue, but an internal issue.

Comment Allowing your mind to close. (Score 1) 361

I think it is an issue that when you get into your 30's you are allowing your mind to close.
As a Teenager, you are old enough to appreciate the quality of music so the music you listen to was new and exciting. As you get older you find the pattern predictable. The fact it has been predictable for hundreds of years, and every couple of decades a new element is brought in, but still most music is base on repeating over and over again.

I find the new stuff isn't that bad, and I enjoy it, and it isn't any worse than music when I was a kid. We had good music that we now hear on the oldies stations, and we have the bad bands that more or less fade away. So when we listen back in time, we only listen to the stuff we liked.

Comment Re:"Excellent!" (Score 2, Interesting) 214

What I am more worried about, is he will spend time on his stupid Radio Program on NPR.
The radio Program is based on the following.
How Bad the Olympics are.
How Bad Nuclear Energy is.
How Bad the catholic church is.
A few public apologies.
A bunch of people who start their sentence with So...
How Bad, Really Bad, horrible, evil and worse then the Devil the Army Corps of Engineers are.
Then a song or two that is slightly amusing.

He use to bash the Bush administration for everything they did. However he couldn't do that any more.

In short, he thinks he is funny and insightful, but it is just Liberal Dribble without actual good context.

Comment Re:You cannot know *WHO* is voting (Score 0) 258

Family Member (How dare you vote Republican, haven't I Taught you better, you are out of the will),
Religious Group (You voted democrat, you must be in league with the devil, repent for your sins, or face excommunication),
Organization you work for (It is time for your promotion, But I see that you didn't vote republican, I guess you do not have your companies interests at heart),
Union you belong to (You think you are unfairly being targeted at work, well lets see, you didn't vote for the democrat, I guess you deserve your punishment)

There are many reasons for your vote, Some people vote based on party affiliation. Some based on their personalities, other vote on the issues they stand for. Sometimes there is only one or a few issues that really trump other ones. We need the privacy to keep the election as fair as possible, because if you face repercussions from your vote, not to be confused with repercussions from the results of your vote.

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