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Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 6 days ago
My point is the cost to the US is something that benefits many countries - some more so than the US - yet they often have higher gas prices, even though we're paying for the patrols. Thus, how could anyone say that our gas is cheaper than other countries (subsidized) because we aren't accounting for the cost of our patrols, when nobody else is either?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 7 days ago
QuoteYDDAt the risk of running into politics.... what about the cost of protecting tankers coming out of the Persian Gulf? That's the cost of being a global economic hegemon, not a gas subsidy. Taxes that raise the price of gas in other countries aren't there to fund our naval escorts, even though other countries need them more than us.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Granberry's Parlor - 17 days ago
QuoteTony LeggettThat is awesome (is that really Krugman in the foreground or someone else?) The answer.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: iSlaves - 24 days ago
That won't solve the problem of transfer pricing, which requires better IRS regulations. The Flat Tax is just a slogan Republicans use to convince country bumpkins to raise taxes on ordinary people in order to cut them for rich people.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: iSlaves - 24 days ago
Apple is now borrowing money for the first time in 17 years, despite having $145 billion in cash, in order to avoid paying taxes.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 4 weeks ago
Bill, buying a former meth lab in Richmond to save on housing costs may be fine for yourself, but I wouldn't recommend it for a family with kids - which you still have, right?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Digital Lifestyle - 4 weeks ago
QuoteEl Jeffe Why no Samsung Retail stores in the USA? They have a lot of good stuff. Samsung partnering with Best Buy to open 1400 stores-within-a-store.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: What sells computers most? - 4 weeks ago
For any old-school R. Talsorian Cyberpunk fans out there…by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Boss Bitch - 4 weeks ago
QuoteEl Jeffe What would or have any of you in hiring authority done if/when someone would say "Hire me or it'd be a shame if your kid had an accident?" This is why I don't put myself in a position of authority. Call the police / CHP / HR / CEO, and anyone else I could think of.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 4 weeks ago
QuoteJohn Willoughby ...lose to 70 percent of firearms recovered in Mexico over the last five years can be traced back to the US. It's even higher for Canada which, as I mentioned earlier, is not exactly a hell-hole of corruption, murder, and gun violence: QuoteScienceDaily Some weapons used in Mexican crimes such as grenades, RPGs and fully automatic weapons are less easy to acquire in the US,by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 4 weeks ago
Mexico's homicide rate (per 100,000): 2010 - 22.7 2009 - 17.7 2008 - 12.7 2007 - 8.1 2006 - 9.7 2005 - 9.3 2004 - 8.9 2003 - 9.7 2002 - 9.8 2001 - 10.2 2000 - 10.7 1999 - 12.4 1998 - 14.1 1997 - 14.2 1996 - 15.5 1995 - 16.9 What did we do – stop taking drugs and selling guns in the early 2000s, then nearly triple our consumption and sales in just three years?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 4 weeks ago
QuoteJohn WilloughbyOur "War on Drugs" and our "Gun Rights" are destroying Mexico. I might actually believe that if Canada was also a hell-hole of corruption, murder, and gun violence.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 4 weeks ago
Umm... never had cable, but you're thinking about moving to the bay area? Do you have any idea what housing costs there?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Boss Bitch - 4 weeks ago
QuoteEl JeffeI guess I'm serious now. I just applied for a job in San Francisco. o.0 Bill just 90 miles away from me? Next thing I know, he'll be camping out on my front lawn demanding to drive my BRZ...by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Local Unmentionables: Notes on YOUR corner of the world - 5 weeks ago
He's still around? Where?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Retro Geek - 6 weeks ago
For anyone who played AD&D back in the day, I bring you the Tomb of Horrors Walkthrough Map. Not nearly as funny is the White Plume Mountain Walkthrough Map.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Boss Bitch - 6 weeks ago
Sounds pretty cool. Wish I was close enough to retirement to apply.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Digital Lifestyle - 6 weeks ago
We did OTA until EyeTV kept forgetting our shows. Now it's just Netflix and LAME network websites that disconnect every 10 min or so.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Granberry's Parlor - 7 weeks ago
QuoteporrukaFeh. I'm not sure how I found myself in the orbit of SO MANY wingnuts, but some days it sure is entertaining. It's another one of those Texan things.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: What sells computers most? - 7 weeks ago
QuoteddtIndeed. But the female giggling, desiring shoes, fighting off a "I'M your boyfriend now", and other "I'm just a silly girl" behaviors. Seems to fit in well with the over-the-top nature of a character whose main shtick is exploding himself.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: What sells computers most? - 7 weeks ago
Gender politics? It's just a sequel to 'Splosion Man, much like Ms. Pac-Man was a sequel to Pac-Man.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 2 months ago
At least you're no longer denying that Democratic policies are pretty much the same as Republicans' these days. Democrats won the Presidency and both houses of Congress in 2008, and despite suffering the worst economy since the Great Depression, re-won the Presidency, increased their Senate majority, and won the popular vote for the House in 2012, yet none of the policies on my list are any diffeby James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 2 months ago
Your post was a complaint about people who think the two major US parties are the same. So tell me, what's the policy (not PR propaganda, but actual legislation on the table and departmental staff/budget allocation) difference between the two parties when it comes to the following. And don't tell me about some back-bencher's fringe proposal – tell me what the power players are doing about: -by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 2 months ago
QuoteddtDiversion and "I'm not going to agree but LOOK OVER THERE" does not help fix real problems. Exactly - diversionary tactics (look at CPAC!!!!!!) does not help fix real problems (regulatory capture of Congress and the White House by criminal enterprises, regardless of which party wins the election).by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Presidential Politics - 2 months ago
QuoteddtFor all those "both US parties are the same thing", I give you the driving forces, activists, and ideologies behind the modern Republican party (warning: not safe for sanity): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/15/cpac-2013-donald-trump-mitt-romney-live Actions speak louder than words. I can do this all day if you want. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain – it's thosby James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Granberry's Parlor - 2 months ago
Quoteddt(I'm hard pressed to see how you can compare chasing perps from a scene is the same as targeting someone who hasn't committed an admittedly heinous action) That comparison was the use of manned police cars (or helicopters) vs. unmanned surveillance drones. If the former is Constitutional, why not the latter? Similar to the comparison of manned sniper rifles vs. unmanned, armed drones.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Granberry's Parlor - 2 months ago
Umm... DDT was asking about domestic drone strikes, not what we're doing overseas. Personally, I'd expect a lot more collateral damage and civilian casualties from a drone strike than say... a dozen FBI agents with firearms, so I'm not sure why anyone would take such an approach.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: Granberry's Parlor - 3 months ago
How is the photo supposed to relate to your post?by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central
Re: AAPL.O - 3 months ago
Prices always fall for technology. That's why Apple keeps adding more advanced components to its products (screens, SSDs, metal enclosures, etc.) - so the price of the product itself doesn't fall.by James DeBenedetti - Spork Central