if the rich didn't take all of the money, there would be a larger middle class and they would pay more taxes; at this point, the rich have made most people into poor people and why should poor people pay more taxes when they're poor?

I have two opinions on this... 1. the tax code rate for capital gains was around 80% 40 years ago and now it's 15%; that's money for doing nothing 2. all improvements in automation and technology have driven down wages and the benefits of this have all gone to the top either in CEO pay or money made from increases in the stock market

Yet poverty and literacy rates continue to improve globally.

Infant mortality, life expectancy, access to clean water and food. All improve. Perfect? No.

But those are just facts.

There are no magic wands to fix the problems around us. It takes time and concerted effort.

Upvote the craziness. Well - they do say that tires, exhaust ports, air dams and spoilers all improve aerodynamics and general performance, so more must be better, right?

>> ^therealblankman:

>> ^lucky760:
>> ^therealblankman:
I'm a (very happy) Nexus S user. I'll be skipping this particular generation of handset but am hugely looking forward to an Ice Cream Sandwich update for my unit. Keep up the great work, Google.

I wonder if they'll even be back-porting Ice Cream Sandwich for older devices. I'd imagine not since they'd need to customize it for the unsupportable features (e.g., software buttons need to be removed if physical buttons exist).

Well, today's the day!!! Ice Cream Sandwich official release downloading onto my Nexus S now, even before the Galaxy Nexus is released! I'm so excited... it feels like Christmas. Hopefully won't break the phone.
update: Phone isn't broken (hooray), works great so far, really snappy operation- scrolling through menus and button presses happen like right now. Aesthetics are updated of course- new icons, some new bacgrounds.. App menu is different too... instead of one long list that you scroll down it's divided into pages with 20 icons on each- you flip through these pages.
Verdict so far, an hour into use is I like it! All applications tested so far work well and the updated visuals and operation are all improvements, though doesn't seem revolutionary. Time will tell of course, but well done Google!


That's fantastic! Congrats on the upgrade! However, the Galaxy Nexus was released 2 days ago. I got mine from Costco yesterday. I'm very impressed with it in many, many aspects, but I have had some rather bothersome problems.

>> ^lucky760:

>> ^therealblankman:
I'm a (very happy) Nexus S user. I'll be skipping this particular generation of handset but am hugely looking forward to an Ice Cream Sandwich update for my unit. Keep up the great work, Google.

I wonder if they'll even be back-porting Ice Cream Sandwich for older devices. I'd imagine not since they'd need to customize it for the unsupportable features (e.g., software buttons need to be removed if physical buttons exist).


Well, today's the day!!! Ice Cream Sandwich official release downloading onto my Nexus S now, even before the Galaxy Nexus is released! I'm so excited... it feels like Christmas. Hopefully won't break the phone.

update: Phone isn't broken (hooray), works great so far, really snappy operation- scrolling through menus and button presses happen like right now. Aesthetics are updated of course- new icons, some new bacgrounds.. App menu is different too... instead of one long list that you scroll down it's divided into pages with 20 icons on each- you flip through these pages.

Verdict so far, an hour into use is I like it! All applications tested so far work well and the updated visuals and operation are all improvements, though doesn't seem revolutionary. Time will tell of course, but well done Google!

Sure, people's lives are all improved in terms of standard of living because of the innovation from competition. Friedman is right, history shows how people got fucked in other economic systems. What he 'forgot' to say was that these peoples lives were fucked because they were controlled by totalitarian monarchies and empires. History shows that we have been controlled by the elite since the creation of the state. Friedman didn't say that its because of our freedom from the state (which is still minimal), he just says its because we follow our greed goals.


Bullshit...well, half-bullshit

*promote all improv

>> ^aspartam:
I liked it, but it seems to me that not all of it was improv. Look at the part about heroism. The reporter rehearsed his reaction a bit too fast and not well enough. Upvote though.

How dare you question the realism of our fine show! How dare you sir... I throw the gauntlet at you sir...



But I'm pretty darn sure it's all improv, well, everyone else in the scene has their script they try to work to, effectively giving prompts for the improvising guest to play off, and I'm sure has ready to go reactions for the most likely answers, but I wouldn't say they'd had him in that room before then.

Ah, the slow-mo is the best part cuz you get to see your protagonist's belly moving perfectly in synch with him but in opposite directions.

Haha, nah really this was all improved and edited in a matter of an hour or so.