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by jqm 11y ago
The tech bubble bursting doesn't mean there won't be anymore software. Software isn't going anywhere. I plan to keep right on working in tech. I've worked for farmers. It kind of sucks. I like sitting in a chair and look
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I'm sorry. You don't need legal training to read and understand most of the Constitution. Much of it is fairly plain and straightforward. Much of the "context" you speak of often comes after the fact. I would suggest rat
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That's a common line from some sectors. It gets repeated a lot. There is probably a reason for that but I don't believe it's objective.
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Yep. And a constitution.
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On some points interpretation may be needed. On other points it's a stretch. At still other points maybe a stretch to breaking and beyond. You may not care for literal text, but a lawful society depends on it. Governments just doing wh
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Many of the rules for the house and senate are specified, very clearly, as well. Sorry, it isn't a "vague document" nor a "rough guideline". It is very specific on many points. Also, the idea that no one but trained
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What exactly is vague about this? "No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant
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I don't disagree that legally you are correct. But I think you might be missing my point. The constitution is on display in the nations capital. Copies hang on the walls of courtrooms around the country. It is taught to school children
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If it were all a matter of interpretation we wouldn't need an actual written constitution. If it were all up to judges the constitution wouldn't be on display and would be written in Latin or somesuch. But the constitution is publ
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I'm sure Russian trolls exist. I would guess pro-US trolls exist as well. That said, not everyone who disagrees with some aspects of US foreign policy is Russian troll. Some people in forums seem to get confused on this point. I'v
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No, but it certainly is limited by economics.
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Other server side software doesn't get nearly the same number of attacks. At least according to my server logs. Plus, other server side software doesn't let button clickers get into trouble as easily.
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No it's not a pipe dream. It's a pipe nightmare.
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But it does get an inordinate amount of attention from people looking to crack it. At least according to my server logs. So sure... if everything is locked down and up to date and no shaky plugins installed no problem. On the other hand, on
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Absolutely human rights exist. At least for those that have the power and leverage to demand them. For everyone else, not so much.
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Humans are already split into a handful of gods and the rest of us based on economics.
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The interesting thing is that it seems to have happened in reverse. In China, Russia and Vietnam, for instance it appears that communism smashed the old systems of power which opened the door for capitalism.
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"Regarding the cutting of 16,000 jobs, yeah, not grand" Ya see, Buddhism is all about losing the non-essential. Everything is an illusion, everything is impermanent. Especially your job security. Upon receiving their pink slips, m
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Banks (in the US) can't just lend out however much "fake" money they chose depending on how confident they are. There is a reserve ratio that must be met. That is the percent of deposits that must be kept on hand and can&#x27
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I don't know. Surprise me.
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Except it's not really "their own government" the people of Syria are running away.
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You can get anything you want with Make and Make Install.
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Skimming over the headlines the name Marco Rubio jumped out at me. Cuba, Ruby, Micro... Eh, Too much politics in the news lately....
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I live on a couple of acres and there is no trash collection. We have to take all our trash into town. I started composting a year or so ago. Not little barrels or bins or anything like that. I wanted to the compost to get hot and be able t
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We might have had a hand in the "natural process" (which doesn't make it unnatural). Bring them back I say.
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Every kid needs to study and learn. But not every kid needs to study and learn the same things the same way. I believe until we figure that out we are going to have the same problems.
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I don't disagree food is a problem. On the other hand there are plenty of "difficult to teach kids" doing very little but causing problems who eat just fine. Source: I was a public school student once.
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What I'd like to see is machines on the street (like drinking fountains) that dispense (at no charge) nutritious meals. I'd like to see a global network of (robot cleaned) rooms anyone can go into at any time, (at no charge), and
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Which might be true. I know a guy who had his secretary print everything out rather than read it on the screen. Which I always found silly and wasteful, but there are people like this.
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Well, we are going to need another word to replace "literally" than. Because in being funny we have literally abused literally to death. For a replacement could we maybe use "figuratively"? Or maybe the joke doesn't

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