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Comment Re:They're right you bunch of freetards (Score 1) 612

That is correct that their are no jobs without a demand, but the customers do not actually create anything. The business is what creates. If you want to see how this works do the island test. You are stuck an island by yourself and you demand a big pile of food, a bottle of rum, and a boat (so you can leave the damn island). Do any of those things spring into existence? How about if their are 2 people on the island demanding those things? No not yet? Ok how about 1 million people on that island demanding those things? And again your statement fails. You can demand anything all day long and it doesn't magically appear. Ok let's try this again on the same island but with a guy who just happens to know how to grow food, make rum, and build boats. He now wants a big pile of food, a bottle of rum, and a boat. So he begins growing the food, builds a still to make the rum, and chops down trees to make the boat. Let's try again with 2 people on the island. Yep food, rum, and boats are being made. How about with 1 million people. Yep food, rum, and boats are being made. Now you could argue that the guy wouldn't have made anything without the demand, so the demand came first, but I would counter with that the business came first because the guy knew how to build those things first. People dream all the time about things they want, but until someone actually figures out how to do it no jobs will ever be created to deliver such things

Comment Re:Please.... (Score 1) 489

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I was just being paranoid. There are just a lot more low res copies so it made it harder to refind this one.

Right around 19 seconds you can see the wires tangled up in the officers hands, which means the taser was fired.

There is more going on than what this video shows.
Scott was puled over in a traffic stop. How far did he run from that? What did he do while fleeing? Why would he flee from the car, then again when the officer caught up with him, and then still keep going again after being Taser'd?

Comment Re:Please.... (Score 1) 489

Watch the video again on 1080p. He picks up the Taser and drops it next to him because he fired it and hit him with it, which is probably why he was running away so weirdly. You can see the wires a few seconds before he starts shooting his handgun.

Now the part I find strange is now all the youtube videos of the incident are now all 720p which makes it a lot harder to see the wires. Yesterday there were plenty of versions that were 1080p.

Comment Re: This (Score 1) 81

There is a bit of truth to that. Some people never move much past just reading. The books are supposed to inform or inspire. But then again you need a garage full of junk & tools or a bike and free range to put that information and inspiration to good use.

Lot's of parent won't let their kid near a saw, supervised or not, nor allow them to ride more than 2 minutes way from the house, so they never make it out of the book.

Comment Man stuff (Score 1) 81

Don't have kids, but the nephew is coming out for a chunk of the Summer. Last year list included:
home repairs
truck oil change/chassis lube/tire rotation rope climbing courses
hot lunch meat w/melted, cheese sandwiches & scrambled eggs(how to make)
how to do a fresh OS software install
BF3
a day at Busch Garden doing a little height de-sensitivity training on all the roller coasters
shark fishing from a kayak.

This summer will be:
BF4
SCUBA diving
how to drive a stick shift truck(private roads for the win)
vehicle corrosion prevention, (pull all the plastic off and clean up any rust we find underneath)
how to apply do a plasti-dip and paint job
some bolt on off road vehicle upgrades
some electrical vehicle upgrades
more home maintenance
Busch Gardens again
how to operate and field strip various firearms, he already knows how, but he needs speed and some problem solving skills
how to grill
hit all the basic kitchen tricks such as Mac-N-Cheese/Ramon so he can feed himself
more ocean kayak fishing
If he is really lucky and I can get his mom on board and we can squeeze it in, maybe this year we'll include how to ride a motorcycle or a flying lesson

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