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The proper answer to "How much have you had to drink tonight?" is "Ask my lawyer". That's the proper answer to any question besides "What's your name?" Anything else opens you up to investigation, prosecution, and/or the cop lying about what you said.
Also, when they ask you "would you mind if I ...." or "Do you have a problem with me doing ...." answer "yes, I mind". You are not under any obligation to give up your rights because the cop asked you to. Only lawful COMMANDS must be obeyed, not requests. They know this full well, but also know that most people think they are being commanded when told things like "I feel like there's something in your car, so I'm going to search it, OK?" and agree to it. If the command wends with "OK?" it's not a command, it's a request, and the smart thing to do is ignore it.

I gotta call fake on this one. The guy with the mop (i.e. the trickee) practically knew exactly how to hold the mop before he was asked. Look how he's already holding it up high before there's an explanation. Then how they swap places with each other is very scripted. The catch and throw was a little too perfect, as if rehearsed. The camera was also perfect angled so the trickster didn't step out of frame when he moved left. And why didn't trickee have any questions why he was being shown a new magic trick?

It's all good. Just trying to help and if you ever have any questions regarding the sift about anything dont be afraid to ask. I'm happy to help if i can The learning curb is a long one here on the sift.

Wrong, my question is in no way off topic and implying otherwise may be easier for you, but it won't do much to convince anyone. We are discussing the incoherence of atheism relative to the superior coherence of Christianity as it pertains to systems of morality. Therefore any question regarding the efficacy of a Judeo-Christian theistic moral compass is entirely relevant.

So my question remains, but I'll answer yours because it too is relevant:

I wouldn't say anything, I don't think that it would be particularly effective. We all have our own idea of what morality is, and Stalin's is a very complex result of innumerable factors like upbringing, disposition and circumstance, and it would be a bit self important of me to think that I could argue that out of him. He lived, acted, died and left his mark on history. The paremeters set forth by the physical world and the collective actions of everyone else who has lived either as a contemporary or since has judged which of those actions have value and will live on. It's a messy process, certainly, but it's just how things work.

Thankfully, we seem to be heading in a direction that diverges considerably from that Stalin would espouse. I think that a certain evolutionary tendency towards beneficial collectivism is responsible for that.

Mind you that I'm not arguing for a one world government here, but rather I think that a sense of connection and personal responsibility for the wellbeing of everything else on this planet, ecosystem and all, will bode well for how I and my descendants experience this thing we call life.

It's only one of many competing survival strategies, and nothing more.

I'm still waiting for you to answer my question

Lions definitely hunt in packs, but lions are the exception to the rule that cats are not pack animals, i.e., maintain strong, complex social relationships. Asking which of cats and dogs is smarter depends a lot on what one means by "smarter". There is no question that dogs have a higher social intelligence. Cats are probably smarter in terms of visual discrimination tasks (mostly speculation on my part based on knowledge of cat and dog visual systems).

But if by smarter one means ability to learn, I don't think there is any question that dogs come out ahead. The socially driven desire to please alpha might make them more willing to learn, but it doesn't improve their ability to do so. I'm not aware of any research in which cats are shown to be capable of learning novel complex tasks - ones involving behaviors they haven't naturally evolved and require more "thought" than simple behavioral responses.

This is just "Gun Theater." It's merely a distraction to those people upset about guns. Nobody answers any questions, nobody says anything new, both sides present their rhetoric in a new and even more passionate way.
No one learns anything but instead we are even more hardened to our original viewpoints. THIS IS NOT GOOD TV. and we pay to watch it and there are ads... good god... millions of dollars in production costs, state of the art live television, full orchestra accompaniment... fills our hearts with bile and venom.

Agreed, it was clear that the interviewer was steamed about violence and slavery and wanted to finally be the reporter who actually got Quentin Tarantino to say "you're right, I'm the reason black guys worked for white guys two hundred years ago and everyone shoots each other today".

Tarantino is under no obligation to answer any questions posed to him by anybody, I'm surprised by the number of people who are defending this douche of a reporter who decided it would be a good idea to throw a moral tantrum during a promotional interview.

You're welcome! Be sure to upvote the video if you haven't done so already.

You can now post videos you like here on VideoSift, just make sure "you" are not associated with them in any way.

I'm happy to help if you have any questions.

Hi there and welcome to the Sift! I like your first video submission. I was thinking about posting it myself ... so, good choice.

Have fun here. I'm relatively new but am happy to help if you should have any questions. See ya around

[edit] Are you in this video by chance? If so it's in violation of policy. If not, disregard.

Lol... they gave Daphne a TED talk? If anyone has any questions, have at. I can take my best crack.

*promote

response from an organizer per request about stores in my zip code participating:
Hey Choggie,

The best way to find out what's going on in your area is to go to here(http://corporateactionnetwork.org/), sign up and find out if there's an event already going on in your area. If there's not, you can adopt a store in your area and still get an action together if you like. We have lots of resources already up on the Corporate Action Network that you can use to have a fun, informative and educative action at a store near you.

Check it out and let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Brandon

A little background info on the stuff discussed in this post. Not everyone is fluent or comfortable with tech talk and that's ok. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any questions.

Q - What is DNS?
A - Humans work well with names and computer work well with numbers. Think of the Domain Name System as the official translator between the two. The time it takes for a DNS "lookup" to happen is VERY fast and unless it's broken...the process is seamless.

Q - What is a hosts file?
A - The hosts file works much like DNS. BUT... instead of relying on another computer to translate videosift.com into 216.18.199.34, you are overriding that step with specific instructions.

More Info:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/03/dns-ip-ddos-explained

http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html

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In reply to this comment by TheSluiceGate:
Hey buck, are you government sponsored, or do the family pay for your services?
Just interested as here in Ireland I personally know a person with an autistic son that, in the future, will likely have to quit their job to look after them once they become an adult.

In reply to this comment by Buck:
I do this for a living too!! These guys are so cool, smart and can often do amazing things that you or I can't.


AUTISM AWARENESS!!!




Hi, I work for an agency (in Ontario, Canada) that is mostly funded by the government but also has fundraisers through out the year. I love where I work, they really care about their staff and in turn the staff care about the individuals we support...really a great place.

Now the sucky thing is the Gov. just changed the way and length of support for all new clients. Much shorter support times and long wait lists.

I work in the community side of things and try to get the guys out and about doing whatever they like to do. There is also a residential side to my agency that is a bit different in function but essentially they are group homes where staff help the clients live daily.

Another avenue is private respite, our gov. gives a bit of money to familys that need this break, and they hire someone they like to work with their child.

Ageing parents are a problem too, we have wait lists years long for group homes.

I have a co worker with a son just diagnosed...she may have to quite her job too, but the school system here is slowly helping more than hindering things so there would be daytime breaks for her, only till her child is 21 then he is on his own as it were, thats where agencys and private individuals like my agency come into play helping them find jobs or volunteer positions in the community.

everyone deserves a chance to live to their fullest potential, we try to help with that.

any questions fire away.


Hey thanks for reply - in many ways not to dis-similar to Ireland: yeah your kind of fucked as an autistic person when you leave school (on the lower functioning end of the spectrum anyway) and daycare and respite are pretty rare commodities here too, unless you've got serious money to put up.

Keep up the good work!

In reply to this comment by TheSluiceGate:
Hey buck, are you government sponsored, or do the family pay for your services?
Just interested as here in Ireland I personally know a person with an autistic son that, in the future, will likely have to quit their job to look after them once they become an adult.

In reply to this comment by Buck:
I do this for a living too!! These guys are so cool, smart and can often do amazing things that you or I can't.


AUTISM AWARENESS!!!




Hi, I work for an agency (in Ontario, Canada) that is mostly funded by the government but also has fundraisers through out the year. I love where I work, they really care about their staff and in turn the staff care about the individuals we support...really a great place.

Now the sucky thing is the Gov. just changed the way and length of support for all new clients. Much shorter support times and long wait lists.

I work in the community side of things and try to get the guys out and about doing whatever they like to do. There is also a residential side to my agency that is a bit different in function but essentially they are group homes where staff help the clients live daily.

Another avenue is private respite, our gov. gives a bit of money to familys that need this break, and they hire someone they like to work with their child.

Ageing parents are a problem too, we have wait lists years long for group homes.

I have a co worker with a son just diagnosed...she may have to quite her job too, but the school system here is slowly helping more than hindering things so there would be daytime breaks for her, only till her child is 21 then he is on his own as it were, thats where agencys and private individuals like my agency come into play helping them find jobs or volunteer positions in the community.

everyone deserves a chance to live to their fullest potential, we try to help with that.

any questions fire away.