I think my favorite Lou Dobbs era was when he was completely incensed about the movie "Bad Santa." It was clear he hadn't seen the movie but thought it was somehow a movie about the "real" Santa (who, you know, isn't real), instead of a mall Santa, who could be real, but is not actually Santa, and maybe a drunk jerk, but still not actually Santa who doesn't exist. I hope I don't get sued for telling Lou that Santa isn't real.
Also, too, watch the "Fargo" series. Billy Bob is in full Billy Bob mode which is always awesome. Though the show should have more Billy Bob.
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Monday, October 05, 2015
Continuing With This Theme
What level/how many violations should lead to a license suspension? And what should be the punishment for driving with a suspended license?
I'm not trolling you or myself. I really don't have strong opinions on this subject. Genuinely curious what people think.
I'm not trolling you or myself. I really don't have strong opinions on this subject. Genuinely curious what people think.
Curious
Opening it up to you, my glorious community. What should the punishment for speeding be? I don't mean the fucked up can get you involved in the criminal justice system in various ways (nonpayment fines/warrants, searching your car, etc...) sense. I mean the base punishment for a clear traffic violation with no speed trap (speed trap doesn't mean "cop with a radar gun" it means local authorities that deliberately reduce the speed limit faster than you can reasonably respond in order to nab you). So, say, driving 85 on a 65 mph limit freeway? Basic punishment should be...?
Relentless Pressure
Or how about laws? Really don't think the threat of being left off George Osborne's Christmas party list is quite enough. WE WILL PRESSURE THEM WITHOUT USING THE POWERS WE ACTUALLY HAVE AS NEAR-DICTATORS OF A COUNTRY.
U.K. Energy Secretary Amber Rudd pledged to be “relentless” in putting pressure on energy utilities to deliver fairer prices to consumers.
Too many consumers suffer from “woeful” service from gas and power suppliers, Rudd said Monday in a a speech to the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, northwest England. She said she would give the Energy Ombudsman additional powers to investigate “systemic issues in the industry, not just individual complaints.”
“We will be relentless in putting pressure on companies to improve how they treat their customers,” Rudd said. “Where companies have developed a pattern of bad behavior, they will have no hiding place. We are on the side of consumers, we are doing this so consumers receive better treatment and we can build more trust in the industry.”
Probably Not Too Hard To Figure Out
We keep hearing about how are bombs are super smart and definitely much super smarter than their bombs. I'm presuming they're so smart that targeting and tracking information is recorded or maybe oopsie it gets lost who knows.
A Little More Evil Every Day
Without defending, you can understand how scrappy trying to make it startups might feel the need to be a bit evil to compete with behemoths, but the more google takes over the world the more consciously evil it gets.
When Alphabet was revealed, it was made clear that Google’s pre-existing ethics policy would only apply to the search firm itself, rather than its parent company. But now that Alphabet has revealed its own Code of Conduct, and the words “don’t be evil” are nowhere in sight.
Instead, the holding company has a rather less pithy set of requirements for its employees, including “avoid conflicts of interest”, “ensure financial integrity and responsibility” and “obey the law”.
Sunday, October 04, 2015
I'm Wearing A Sweater Right Now It's Cold, Libturds
Any one weather event doesn't really say anything about climate change, but...
As I've said before, my unexpert opinion on all of this stuff is that it's more likely to be costly than catastrophic, but...maybe really costly. I remember the ridiculously low numbers that were thrown around as HUGE by climate change deniers 15 years ago as for what it would cost to prevent it. Those numbers were probably wrong - too low - but they were also the numbers that the deniers were using because ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS sounded really huge.
And then we lit one trillion dollars on fire in Iraq and the Middle East. So funny, really. Not haha funny, really, especially not to the dead people, but, well, hey.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — In scores of swift-water rescues Sunday, emergency agencies scrambled in steady rain to reach residents trapped by life-threatening floodwaters here as state officials urged residents not to travel.
As I've said before, my unexpert opinion on all of this stuff is that it's more likely to be costly than catastrophic, but...maybe really costly. I remember the ridiculously low numbers that were thrown around as HUGE by climate change deniers 15 years ago as for what it would cost to prevent it. Those numbers were probably wrong - too low - but they were also the numbers that the deniers were using because ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS sounded really huge.
And then we lit one trillion dollars on fire in Iraq and the Middle East. So funny, really. Not haha funny, really, especially not to the dead people, but, well, hey.
City Boy
I do not think that means what you think it means, Havertown boy.
Cars are the "hustle and bustle"? Well okay then. Also, too, it's very arrogant for people to consider wanting the public space on their blocks that were built before cars were invented to occasionally be used for something other than letting suburban drivers go from A to b.
It's like the universe felt it necessary to give me a new chew toy.
Having a non-clusteruck open streets event whch doesn't paralyze the city or local businesses isn't simple. The best ideas I've heard involve expanding a zone around an existing street festival/block party type event to create a bigger box. Those events are generally too crowded and having more pedestrian overflow space away from the vendors/food trucks/etc. really is desirable anyway. But I really don't need suburban boy who thinks the exciting hustle and bustle of his urban theme park is due to all the cars driving around in an exciting hustley bustley way lecturing city dwellers on their arrogance for occasionally wanting to restrict his ability to drive down their streets.
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Resistance could also come from city drivers and commuters. To Drexel's Martin, a self-described city boy who drives to work from his home in Havertown, a no-car day also takes the soul out of what makes an urban metropolis just that. "The hustle and bustle of the city," he said, "it's part of the excitement."
Cars are the "hustle and bustle"? Well okay then. Also, too, it's very arrogant for people to consider wanting the public space on their blocks that were built before cars were invented to occasionally be used for something other than letting suburban drivers go from A to b.
"I don't think people have said what they want to do with the space. Is this just for the hell of it? So people can wander?" he said.
"Someone is using that road to go from somewhere to somewhere. So how do the needs of advocates that want to play dog Frisbee in front of their house exceed the people in their cars and their needs? That's pretty arrogant."
It's like the universe felt it necessary to give me a new chew toy.
Having a non-clusteruck open streets event whch doesn't paralyze the city or local businesses isn't simple. The best ideas I've heard involve expanding a zone around an existing street festival/block party type event to create a bigger box. Those events are generally too crowded and having more pedestrian overflow space away from the vendors/food trucks/etc. really is desirable anyway. But I really don't need suburban boy who thinks the exciting hustle and bustle of his urban theme park is due to all the cars driving around in an exciting hustley bustley way lecturing city dwellers on their arrogance for occasionally wanting to restrict his ability to drive down their streets.
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Robust
I'm sure we'll make it work this time.
Ah those "moderate rebels." Always there in any crisis, just waiting to be armed and trained. They're moderate. They're rebellious. They just need some death machines to use in rebellious moderation.
Now, with the administration’s approach to Syria seemingly in tatters, the differences between President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have opened a fresh wedge between the two, with Mrs. Clinton arguing for a more robust approach and Mr. Obama dismissing her ideas as campaign politics.
...
As secretary, she was there next to Mr. Obama and offered a different prescription then as well, long before she was a candidate. As secretary, she joined with David H. Petraeus, then the C.I.A. director, and Leon E. Panetta, then the defense secretary, to push a plan to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels.
Ah those "moderate rebels." Always there in any crisis, just waiting to be armed and trained. They're moderate. They're rebellious. They just need some death machines to use in rebellious moderation.
Saturday, October 03, 2015
Euphemisms To Retire
Collateral damage.
The US mainland clearly has much to fear from these individuals "who where threatening the force." Probably sevety-twelve nine-elevens would have happened if we didn't bomb some MSF personnel.
It is that year. Maybe the terraists will be flying hoverboards to the US.
This is all so stupid. Also, evil and it kills people.
The United States military, in a statement, confirmed an airstrike at 2:15 a.m., saying that it had been targeting individuals “who were threatening the force” and that “there may have been collateral damage to a nearby medical facility.”
The US mainland clearly has much to fear from these individuals "who where threatening the force." Probably sevety-twelve nine-elevens would have happened if we didn't bomb some MSF personnel.
It is that year. Maybe the terraists will be flying hoverboards to the US.
This is all so stupid. Also, evil and it kills people.
Afternoon Thread
Eschaton World Industries is operating with a weekend schedule. Because it's the weekend!
Good Thing We're Using the Smart Bombs
Imagine what the dumb ones could do!
The hospital was hit by a suspected US air strike at 2.10am on Saturday morning, despite the international organisation sharing their GPS location with Nato forces only days before.
MSF claimed the bombing continued for “30 minutes after military officials in Kabul and Washington were first informed.” The organisation said it was “urgently” seeking a comment to understand how the tragedy could have unfolded.
Nine staff members were killed in the strike, with 37 wounded, including 19 MSF staff. It is believed the operating theatre and emergency room were hit in the strike.
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