Charles Lindsey

quote:because the folks chasing them are out-tooled? Now tell me something I don't know. It's hard to get money budgeted when what you have "works". I think the crime units have a little better shot at good equipment but not by much. I like Greg's idea. I generally use just one card but it's my major card. I may dust off that new one I got for an account I had forgotten about and use that one exclusively for the web. Thanks Greg.

quote:What a ghastly idea, that is the most preposterous thing I have ever heard. Read my posts again, in fact read them a few more times. If you still donÔÇÖt get what I mean, then read them until you get it (at this point your pretty much hopeless and should be put on life support before your cerebellum fails along with the rest of your brain).Now that just was not nice and not in the spirit of BC board discussions. We do get heated but we try to stay nice. You should rephrase or apologize to Steve.

quote:Believe it. Nope. (Scrunches up face like a three year old.) Sam Walton = Wal Mart. He's dead now. But he was a more modern reference than Henry Ford. Bill Gates is insanely rich. He deserves most of it. quote:Now, there is an old argument that says that wage labor is inherently exploitative because the laborers are always paid less then there work is worth. Sweat shops yeah. But not in mainstream I don't think. quote:Snips buttons argumentI think it's called overhead. To extract the raw material costs more than it is inherently worth. Thus you can't just add labor + raw material = worth. It's more like you said. labor + cost of raw material + cost of equipment + cost of sales + cost of warehouse + cost of distributing + cost of electricity = worth + profits = total cost to consumer. Probably just showed my lack of knowledge there. But anyway, pressing on. Is that exploiting the laborer? No. If they are happy with whatever wage they make then that should be ok. Unless it's a sweat shop or some other illegal thingy. quote:In most companies the upper management gets paid much more then the work they do is actually worth. That I mostly believe. Sports Stars too. But hey, if that company makes a profit under Joe X's leadership who is to say? quote:This money doesnÔÇÖt come out of thin air, rather it comes from those at the bottom (the laborers) who are in fact being paid less then their labor is worth. Thus monetary success REQUIRES exploitation of workers. Nah. If they are happy with their wages.... We must have different ideas about "exploitation". I mentioned in my above post that I took exploitation to mean "to the detriment" of the worker. To the damage of the worker. If the worker is happy with it then it is not exploitation. And once again I am excluding illegal sweat shop type things. Miss Dragon Lady, thank you for the nice discussion.

quote:look at the demographics and you canÔÇÖt fail to realize that success is always at the expense of others. I can't beleive that. Won't beleive it for a minute. Not "always at the expense of others." Expense meaning detriment in this case. quote:Thus, to succeed means that others donÔÇÖt, plain and simpleNope. Enron executives got rich "at the expense of others". That was morally bankrupt, exploitative, probably criminal when the trial gets done, and flat out wrong. Sam Walton made a good discount store that people flocked too and is now the largest retailer in the world. Bill Gates made an operating system that won out on it's own merits. Since then I think he's been a dirty rotten scoundrel but that's for another discussion. Anyway, the first is at the "expense of others" and the last two are good healthy competition. Big difference. And that ends my point. I'm just arguing that success (and you'll have to define that) is NOT always at the expense of others.

quote:to claw there way to the top and should do it at the expense of those less capableThat's so morally bankrupt. What happened to making a good product or taking beneficial opportunities?

Hope everyone had a nice one be it giving or receiving. Here's to Echo and ........

Thanks for the explanation. quote:Soldiers in Vietnam were mostly draftees.That I remember/knew. quote: They found themselves fighting each other constantly, going so far as to toss fragmentation grenades in the tents of officers and soldiers who weren't well-liked.That I did not know, thanks. And here everyone is talking about mandatory military service like it will solve about half of society's problem by instilling a sense of teamwork, discipline, and responsibility upon young adults. Sorry people, I really don't want Mr. Delusional Dementia knowing how to operate weapons. quote:That's where the term "frag" came from, by the way.Files away.

I think it's really about round four by now.

quote:Oh yes you can! It worked marvelously in Vietnam, remember? Way too much of an inside joke. Care to explain?

quote:I'm glad I'm not working at the theatre now. Theatre work is easy. One of the best jobs a teenager can have. I'll probably see Spiderman again. Then go see star Wars on a weekday.

quote:My brain hurts! What's happened to this thread?! It stayed on topic?

I bet he could port Xtreme carnage to it if he had the inclination. If I remember right it was just a shooter with only a couple jumpgates. Disclaimer; Not a wish.

Hopefully Nick sees the sarcasm in my post.

Then definitely don't let him see Army of Darkness. . If it's the one i remember. Wacky film. Demons and such and the guy hooks a chainsaw to his arm?

quote:Would I still be able to join the military life at lets say 65+ and still be able to gain my "Voting Rights"? No, Enderlin, you would not. The military does have it's standards and a 65 year old "Fart" would not have the physical requirements enabling him to enlist. That is a decision you must make before you are wise enough to make it. I mean, the good job allowing you to lead a good life does nothing at all to defend the country. That good job probably also employed other people whose job also did nothing at all to defend this country. You and I are nothing. We didn't proactively support the defense of this country so we are mere worker ants. Mindless drones whose only job is to produce.

I'm positive Paddy was commenting on the kill/torture talk that was going on. However joking it was that (kill/torture/life sentence) is a bit harsh. On the other hand 20 months does seem a little light.

Awesome! Total wow. My local theatre sold out three screen for four separate shows. I had to drive across town to another theatre to see it. It was worth the drive.

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If I downloaded games every week or so to try I would pay. (Like cable TV) If I only downloaded every so often I would put up with advertisements. ( "free" TV ) I don't mind ads too much. That's the price you pay for "free" stuff. I hate pop ups though. They suck the oooomph right out of my 56k modem. I'd rather see a banner or an article wrapped around a big ad than a pop up. Go with the flow. It's what we deserve. I said this a long time ago.

This is why computer games (and computer software in general) should be classified as actual products instead of "Intellectual property" with copyrights.

The soundtrack The site at moviefone. Go to the soundtrack and listen to the samples and see if you would like to purchase the soundtrack.

See? Ya shoulda gone through with that convention we talked about so long ago.

Freecell

I think Sho got the last two guys so I would be more than happy to welcome you to my fleet specifically and the Insurgency in general. Barring any objections of course. Welcome! How good are you at flying Canlons? Practice. Let's see. We need to get you all spiffed up in a new sig. Commander name, ship name etc. See my sig for an example. Click my name for my character's home page. Click the fleet name for the fleet page. You don't have to go that far though. Also check the Battlecruiser Commanders Communtiy and say hello over there. Any questions just mail me.

I took a left at Israel and stumbled into a socialism debate?