I think you've invented a "problem" that doesn't really exist.

Nope. MMT rocks and rules. Everything else are just tools to help plutocrats justify keeping their boots on our necks.

If it's for your *own* business you don't *need* a release; you're simply taking your chances if the subjects take you to court. That risk is yours to accept. If you're selling the photo for someone else to promote *their* business in a flyer, then *they* probably want a model release form since they probably don't want to accept the risk of the subjects taking them to court.

Even so, a signed model release is not a "get out of jail free" card. If you use or distort the image in a way that damages the subjects' reputation, and the subjects claim that wasn't their intent when signing the release, you can still end up in court.

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Perhaps it's because their state motto is truncated. It reads: "Hope". They left off the last part. It should read: "Hope is not a plan."

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That reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about the funniest joke, weaponized in WW2. https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FFBWr1KtnRcI%3Ft...

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The articles you cite do not contain any evidence to support your claim that Philosophy majors have a really hard time finding employment. I think maybe you could benefit from some additional training on critical thinking.

And I'm assuming you know the difference between training and education, and the purposes of each, but that may be incorrect on my part.

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I think if you take the time to measure that, you'll find your statement is not true.

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Yikes, them's some pretty tall office buildings. I didn't know humans had surpassed even the 1 Km mark yet for office buildings, let alone 2.

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The Packard Humanities Institute was founded by David Packard, Jr., son of HP co-founder David Packard. David Jr. has a PhD. in classical studies and was an early leader in using computers to analyze ancient texts.
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(Side note: There's an old jest that there are more unknown papyri lost in the archives of Europe's libraries and museums than remain buried in the sands of Egypt.)

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It's a sad state of affairs in the U.S. that this is categorized as Right vs. Left rather than Right vs. Centre. A more Left statement would say something about the Kochs or Rupert Murdoch, for example. The Left can be equally suspicious about the motivations of a government that is heavily dependent on wealth, which it looks like your Dems are. Having a two-party system turns everything into a ball game which creates mindless loyalty. It's stupid that sane public health measures, that have been around for centuries, are identified with either end of the political spectrum rather than something all well-intentioned people can embrace.

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The SIMH emulator http://simh.trailing-edge.com/ can emulate an old mainframe or mini on, for example, a Raspberry Pi with plenty of oomf left over to do other Pi-stuff. Even something relatively graphics-heavy like the classic Lunar Lander simulator running on RT11 unthrottled on a virtual PDP-11/70 and simulated VR14 doesn't stress a Raspberry Pi 3 too much. The days we live in.

And if you're nostalgic for blinking lights and toggle switches on PDPs, and have a spare Raspberry Pi sitting around (or want to build a conversation-worthy case for one), here's a fun project: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fobsolescence.wixsite.com%2Fobsolescence%2Fpidp-11

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Well, baby donkeys are, being mammals and all that, but I suppose that's not the point. :)

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I think this is what economists call "rent seeking" rather than Communism. Until, at least, the state wrests ownership of the company from the shareholders.

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Nope. It's not "your" space. They paid for it, because they paid for a seat that reclines. You get to use their space when they're not reclined.

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Your inability to "see" it doesn't change anything. It is more comfortable for me, whether you can "see" it or not. I paid for a seat that reclines, and that means I paid for the space it reclines into.

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