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Comment Re:Handgun ammunition on a supermarket?!! (Score 1) 654

Well, it is in Texas. lol

I have rifles that were sold at 5 & 10 stores, sears, and coast to coast stores. They were popular enough that the rifle manufacturer made special models for them (more like re-branded models for them)

When I was a kid you could get ammo at the local gas station down on the corner. Now days, you end up at places like walmart or a sporting goods store. I know there are still hardware stores around that sell ammo and guns because the one in the small town just north of my cabin has ammo and guns. Couple of weekends back they had a suppressor manufacturer out showing off his suppressors for both rifles and handguns..

Comment Re:Isn't the US a net carbon sink? (Score 4, Interesting) 384

It seems unlikely: in order to pull carbon out of the atmosphere, you have to not merely grow vegetation, but kill it and stockpile the dead wood somewhere that it does not decay. Otherwise, you don't have a net loss of carbon, you are just cycling it through vegetation and returning it to the atmosphere.

(Im going to get voted down for this one but am posting it to show how it really works)

I see this posted a lot but it is not true. Plants take the C02 and break it down into carbon and Oxygen. It then bonds the carbon to into a variety of substances from C6H12O6 to (C6H10O5)n

Even if you burn the tree to ash, ash is CaCO3 removing some carbon. Heck in most cases burning, leaves charcoal which is carbon.

If the tree is left to decay, in most cases the bacteria and fungus breakdown the compounds in the tree and recombined them into new things. Most wood fungus breaks down the cellulose and turns it into chitin C8H13O5N

All in all it is not as simple as saying you have to keep the wood or trees for ever.

I could go into a lot more detail about what happens to trees. Out BY my ranch there is 5000 acres of trees are all destine to become paper, dimensional lumber, etc. Most of that carbon will be sequestered for decades or longer.

Personally, I keep my ranch as a carbon sink. I just maintain it as needed and let everything grow wild.

Comment Re: I'm on the fence about this one... (Score 2) 1022

US precipitation rate is at 63% (2019 numbers)

55% of the population if over the age of 18. (census number)

Unfortunately they only list 18 and under so I dont know what the percentage is for people between 15 (Legal working age) and 18.

Unemployment is as 3.6%

Wages are up 4%

I dont like Trump, I did not vote for Trump, but you have to admit that the economy is doing good right now.

Comment Re:Same service, same results.... (Score 1) 156

This is why the law normally narrowly defines terms like cable system

(3)A “cable system” is a facility, located in any State, territory, trust territory, or possession of the United States, that in whole or in part receives signals transmitted or programs broadcast by one or more television broadcast stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, and makes secondary transmissions of such signals or programs by wires, cables, microwave, or other communications channels to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service. For purposes of determining the royalty fee under subsection (d)(1), two or more cable systems in contiguous communities under common ownership or control or operating from one headend shall be considered as one system.

Comment Re:Costs (Score 1) 319

> It's too expensive, both in time and money, for HR or hiring managers to test every single applicant to assess their skill level

Ill say it, this shows that you or your company has poor people skills.

This is based on the idea that every employee or potential employee is trying to lie to you or rip you off. Which is not the case.

Is it really that expensive to read a persons resume and spend 10 to 15 min talking to the ones that appear qualified on their resume? A good interviewer can easily assess a persons skill set and knowledge by talking to them. It does not have to be adversarial!

Comment Re:Online Polls? (Score -1, Troll) 552

He was not running for president in 2014, that is a full 2 years before he ran.

So no campaign finance, no campaign accounting, no violation.

I think the only thing drummer than Trumps statements are the liberals that try to tie him to some felony. It is the liberal version of "Where is the birth certificate?"

Comment Simple enough (Score 1) 113

Make some changes to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and apply it to all consumer reports. Thus you get the following

Access to Your Report – The act requires reporting agencies to provide you with any information in your file upon request once a year.

Protected Access – The act limits access to your file to those with a valid need.

Accurate Reporting – If inaccurate information is discovered in your file, the reporting agency must examine the disputed information, usually within 30 days. If the inaccurate information cannot be verified, the reporting agency has a responsibility to remove it. If you are not able to clear up the matter, you are allowed to add a statement to your file explaining the situation.

Have Outdated Information Removed – Negative information must be removed from your file after seven years.

Maintain Medical Information Privacy – reporting agencies are prohibited from obtaining or using medical information.

Seek Damages – You have the right to sue and seek damages in a state or federal court from anyone, such as a consumer reporting agency or a user of consumer reports, who violates the Fair Reporting Act.

Know When Your Report Is Used Against You – If you are denied credit, insurance,r employment, or any service because of your report, you can ask for the specific reason for the denial.

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