http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125554704
NPR Correspondent Yuki Noguchi talked with Matt Jones, a 2008 graduate of Michigan State law school. He has 6-figures of student loan debt. This debt can never be discharged, even in bankruptcy.
Since graduating, Mr. Jones...
After reading the thread on "personal responsibility": http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2050026
I have come to the conclusion that participating in P&N is no longer in my best interests.
P&N does not IMO support an environment where civil debate can take place, and I have...
This should be addressed, even though I really have nothing more to say to anyone on this topic.
Ignorance has little to do with intelligence. Ignorance is lack of knowledge. One could be an expert on physics, and completely ignorant on the subject of iPhone applications or Digital Rights...
They can all go out of business as far as I'm concerned. Limbaugh is a moron who doesn't know what he is talking about, and Olbermann froths at the mouth like a confused mental patient who should be in a mental ward instead of MSNBC.
They are little more than clowns.
The non-partisan CBO concluded that the bill would have saved money and insured tens of millions of currently uninsured. The basic ideas behind the bill were sound: a mandate of insurance in exchange for no denial for prior conditions, and subsidies for the poorest of Americans. The vast...
The first two phrases are taken from things that people here on the left wrote or put in their signatures. These are not lines from the liberal political leadership. And nobody in their right mind seriously believes that the US invaded Iraq for oil. It was a failed attempt to spread...
I claimed no such thing. What I said was that Engineers evaluate choices based on quantitative factors. Numbers. Physical and chemical properties. Cost/benefit analysis. Engineers design systems. You don't evaluate your design choices based on whether a particular design might be...
Your school is very likely ranked higher than mine. I'm not going to pretend that Temple (an inner city state-school) is great shakes in the grand scheme of things, though I feel it is respectable in Pennsylvania.
Bringing up school rank though... doesn't that make you an elitist? How's...
Not nearly as much as Republicans. That's why the Democratic party failed to communicate on the Health Care issue. It takes time to explain the various components of proposed health care reform, and time to explain why it matters for the long term fiscal viability of the US.
"gut reaction"...
In my experience, engineers (there are a lot of Chemical and Biotech engineers in my area) are largely either Democrats are Libertarians. Engineers generally evaluate issues on a quantitative basis. The sort of ignorant emotional appeals that the radical right uses to appeal to people are less...
Sure it's a problem. But what I am talking about is the use of the code-phrase "illegal immigrant" to mean "anyone of Hispanic descent".
I seriously do not understand the hostility towards immigrants who move here and do not speak English, or speak it badly. I have Indian neighbors (Hindi...
While it is not my favorite response, I find that there is deafening silence from the opposition when they are presented with a balanced and reasonable look at a subject.
Example:
thread on Health Care systems in other countries
Aside from a single crazed and irrational response that...
I don't have contempt for people because they are "liberal" or "conservative". I do have contempt for people who are willfully retarded or blind basic things that they should have learned in elementary school.
Here is one example:
Food Stamp Thread
We had morons in the above thread...
The mass hysteria over the mythical "death panels" comes to mind. Cries of "socialist" and "rationing". I mean, give me a fucking break. We already have faceless suits at HMOs telling our doctors what they can and cannot do. Why aren't people complaining about the real problems instead...
I happen to live in the real world, and I see every day the tension between hispanics and whites in the town nearby.
I hear people saying that the "government" is going to change the street signs to Spanish. Talk about those "weird guys". Complain that telephone help menus when you call...
This thread was ultimately a failure.
I'd say that 75% of P&N needs psychological counseling. When I look at what myself and other people write, it is clear that were are a mentally fucked up group of people.
I don't know why Obama is even relevant to this thread. I have no problem with people calling out Obama if they genuinely disagree with him.
There is a lot of rage and hate generally against Hispanics. The whole "speak English" thing and constant railing against "illegal immigrants" is...
I consider myself a right-leaning libertarian.
The "liberals" are condescending precisely because the "conservatives" behave like narcissistic spoiled children and use appeals to people's worst emotions (fear and hatred) to spread lies.
Nasty crowd of "scum and villainy"? Look in the...
Yep. Obama faces a Catch-22.
This whole situation is a result of the failure of Conservatism over the past decade. The whole "deficits don't matter" mentality was a cancer on conservative values, and the result was an imperialistic war in Iraq funded by deficit spending, vastly expanded...
The unpleasant truth is that Richard Shelby's blanket hold is completely unsupportable.
American Conservative Magazine has a column blasting the move:
The American Conservative: The Big Hold-Up
There's just no way around it. If the Republicans are unwilling to take Shelby to task...
I see now that attempts at negotiation and reconciliation are largely useless. My personal belief is that conditions in this nation will have to get so dire that people will be forced to cooperate.
Such a situation would be something like a WWII magnitude crisis, where the Union has a choice...
I've been reading P&N for several years. And I am not shy about using harsh/borderline abusive language if people post lies. I remember there was a thread on Gay Marriage where things got pretty bad.
But I draw the line on attacking people based on their race, level of education, geographic...
Reading a thread on Howard Zinn, I am getting more and more disturbed about the rage and hate expressed in this forum.
Are people legitimately thinking about the issues, or are the AnandTech forums more of a punching bag for people to work out their personal issues?
On the flip side, maybe it...
I heard him interviewed on a public radio show. Your characterization is inaccurate.
Zinn is upfront about his belief that the US Government is often up to no good, but he also said that Americans have always stood up and taken the government to task for its abuses.
As a Libertarian...
I think we need to ask ourselves why P&N has become more and more enraged.
The amount of nastiness, bullying, and thinly veiled racism at AnandTech has increased exponentially in the past few years.
Are we the forum members genuinely motivated by the issues? Or are people abusive because...
Scientific types IMO are generally not interested in power or control. Money for projects and recognition in the scientific community, perhaps, but not control over people etc.
The type of power hungry control freak you are talking about generally ends up in law school. Why invest years in...
Is this the kind of discussion that is appropriate at AnandTech?
As a supporter of family values, I must condemn these statements. This sets a very bad example for children who read these pages.
Yeah, there are A LOT of "charities" that really shouldn't even fall under that category. If someone asks me to help them raise $ for a particular group, I always check first to make sure that the money I am donating really goes towards program costs rather than admin overhead.
Thanks! I...
I would say that Palin falls into the category of above average, but not super smart. In terms of raw computing/reasoning power, she is certainly not unusual in any way, but in politics, I don't think that's the kind of "smart" that really counts.
Palin knows how to connect to and work certain...
The most helpful thing most people can give is $ donations, because the humanitarian aid organizations can pool the money to buy & transport emergency supplies in bulk.
You can see how organizations allocate their money through this site:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
Take UNICEF, for...
The fallout from this will be relatively minor.
Why?
(1) Intent behind the words matters as much as the words themselves. When I hear some conservatives on the street talking about African Americans and Latinos, the contempt behind the words they speak is unmistakable. The stereotypes...
I am pleased with the actions of the Democrats I have voted for.
The people who feel "sold out" are the delusional people who ignored everything Obama said about Afghanistan during the '08 campaign and who don't realize that the Democratic party is a "big tent" that does not lean far left...
You draw this conclusion based on a sample size of 1? You are either an intellectually dishonest troll, or incredibly stupid.
Nice straw man. I never said the Iraqi wasn't entitled to his opinion. What he says doesn't make me angry. It's your spin spin spin that is offensive.
Do you seriously think that people don't see right through this? Prefer to return to a warzone? Are you out of your mind? Talk about a broad negative stereotype. Why don't you just drop the pretenses?
The Mexicans in my area have a very strong work ethic and are not afraid of putting...
Exactly.
The Democrats are ahead where it comes to the Hispanic vote, so of course they will support anything that solidifies this lead. Even if it means that illegal immigrants continue to depress wages, drive without insurance or licenses, and consume taxpayer services.
The...
The hand of the Free Market does not bend to the law.
Unfortunately, corporations and businesses FAVOR illegal immigrants because it means higher productivity and less wages paid out.
Capitalism, like technology, cannot easily be controlled by the government. Illegal immigrants will...
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