Comment Re:It's not all about the recording (Score 1) 921
It's funny you say that, as I have never purchased $200 headphones or a $500 video card, and would consider both purchases to be extravagant.
Otherwise I completely agree with your point.
It's funny you say that, as I have never purchased $200 headphones or a $500 video card, and would consider both purchases to be extravagant.
Otherwise I completely agree with your point.
Is there a Godwin's equivalent to bringing up rape?
It may be a legitimate complaint, and we can agreeabout whether it should occur, but I would expect this sort of course to address this: for example "Why does my paycheck take days to be put in my account?"
That doesn't seem like an eye-roller at all. I'm assuming it's followed by a discussion on why we pay taxes, what they're used for, etc.
Everyone, when they get their first paycheck, does a double take on the taxes taken out.
Wait: He made a logical post full of clear arguments, stating that the liberal/conservative divide should be ignored when something obviously positive for everyone comes along,and you praise him by being partisan?
I disagree.
I think this is a slippery slope issue.
After all, we'd all be perfectly safe if locked in boxes.
So, I'm willing to accept casualties in the name of freedom. Specifically, myself.
I truly to believe, long term, this sort of freedom would server to minimize the ability of terrorists.
So we disagree.
So you're the cynic, and he's not. If you take that stance, EVERYTHING is about buying stuff.
It's not my money.
I pay off my credit cards monthly, and never use debit cards.
It's somebody else's money.
So really, I don't care.
In the US, if you use a debit card, it gives you the option of using "debit" or "credit". But that's not entirely true. the choice just determines how you verify: debit to verify with a PIN, credit to verify with a signature. Both come out of your bank account.
At $190K for a used plane, I'd place that higher than middle class aspirations.
Or lumber, for that matter.
PS: I'm not a general, I'm just pulling this stuff out of my..um...head?
The US is lucky in a sense -- despite all this, their technology development pipeline is very deep, their resources are huge, and they are culturally adapted to change in a way that most other cultures are not.
Yes - but I pose this question to today's generals:
What are you going to do if China shoots down enough critical communications, surveillance, and positioning satellites, and at the same time, takes out all the carrier groups in a region with these missiles, as a prelude to some major action? What's the plan? We got nothing. Our best-effort will restore those services in years, probably decades. The Chinese have demonstrated antisatellite warfare capabilites. And a willingness to test them.
I believe the answer is obvious: ICBM.
Which is why China would be silly to do that.
I wear a watch. Primarily because if I want to know the time, It takes all of half a second to look at my wrist. Plus, the mechanics are nice
Carrying around a phone for time and pulling it out of my pocket makes me feel like some 1880s train conductor consulting his pocketwatch.
But it's obligatory:
"What could possibly go wrong with this?"
1) all funds will be used by former employees until they disappear, at which point they'll start looking for work, swelling the unemployment ranks. Because who would want to hire someone from such an inept company?
2) there will be no balance left. See #1 above.
3) The CxOs will claim unemployment compensation, costing society even more.
New York... when civilization falls apart, remember, we were way ahead of you. - David Letterman
