Comments on: Dilbert Adapts in Place! http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/ Finding the keys to the future…and trying not to lose them in the mess. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:03 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Raye http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17912 Raye Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:51:27 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17912 Negative comments or not, I like Scott's project, and it gave me an opportunity to communicate with a nephew about things we had not talked about before, so thanks, Susan and Scott! Negative comments or not, I like Scott’s project, and it gave me an opportunity to communicate with a nephew about things we had not talked about before, so thanks, Susan and Scott!

]]> By: Russ http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17911 Russ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:52:51 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17911 <i>Or having been born into relative privilege and thinking that the opportunities they’ve enjoyed are as easily accessible to everyone else. </i> Like George H.W. Bush, who was "born on third base and thinks he hit a triple." (Quote I've seen attributed to Jim Hightower or Murray Kempton.) Or having been born into relative privilege and thinking that the opportunities they’ve enjoyed are as easily accessible to everyone else.

Like George H.W. Bush, who was “born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.”

(Quote I’ve seen attributed to Jim Hightower or Murray Kempton.)

]]> By: rdheather http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17910 rdheather Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:48:18 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17910 Libertarians complaining on the internets makes me grin like all the 'tea party' people complaining in public parks. Think people, think! I'm liking the idea of Cheapatopia-I'd like it even more if it was wedded to adapting in place. Libertarians complaining on the internets makes me grin like all the ‘tea party’ people complaining in public parks. Think people, think!

I’m liking the idea of Cheapatopia-I’d like it even more if it was wedded to adapting in place.

]]> By: d.a. http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17909 d.a. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:51:35 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17909 @Russ: truth. It's like fish not being able to "see" the water they swim in - so many services are taken for granted and not even considered. Or having been born into relative privilege and thinking that the opportunities they've enjoyed are as easily accessible to everyone else. Ah well. @Russ: truth. It’s like fish not being able to “see” the water they swim in – so many services are taken for granted and not even considered. Or having been born into relative privilege and thinking that the opportunities they’ve enjoyed are as easily accessible to everyone else. Ah well.

]]> By: TLE http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17908 TLE Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:58 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17908 Having taken another look at the thread, it amazes me that so many posters see universal healthcare as some kind of insane, unfeasible prospect - we've had it in Australia since the early '70s. The system has its flaws, but it creaks along and the sky has not fallen yet. Having taken another look at the thread, it amazes me that so many posters see universal healthcare as some kind of insane, unfeasible prospect – we’ve had it in Australia since the early ’70s. The system has its flaws, but it creaks along and the sky has not fallen yet.

]]> By: Russ http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17907 Russ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:07:31 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17907 d.a. says: "Many tech folks are also various shades of libertarian - I imagine the nastier responses are from those who are on the hard-core side of self-sufficiency." Yes - yet another group of welfare recipient "libertarians". The Internet was developed out of government funding in the first place, and of course could never have existed and could never exist except by free riding on the back of a big government. Are there <i>any</i> self-proclaimed "libertarians" of whom this isn't true? Who aren't really lemon socialists? d.a. says:

“Many tech folks are also various shades of libertarian – I imagine the nastier responses are from those who are on the hard-core side of self-sufficiency.”

Yes – yet another group of welfare recipient “libertarians”. The Internet was developed out of government funding in the first place, and of course could never have existed and could never exist except by free riding on the back of a big government.

Are there any self-proclaimed “libertarians” of whom this isn’t true? Who aren’t really lemon socialists?

]]> By: TLE http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17906 TLE Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:21:20 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17906 As a resident of Sydney, I am amused to see we meet so many criteria! As a resident of Sydney, I am amused to see we meet so many criteria!

]]> By: d.a. http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17905 d.a. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:11:01 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17905 Many tech folks are also various shades of libertarian - I imagine the nastier responses are from those who are on the hard-core side of self-sufficiency. It's an interesting culture (yes, I'm a tech geek as well). Many tech folks are also various shades of libertarian – I imagine the nastier responses are from those who are on the hard-core side of self-sufficiency. It’s an interesting culture (yes, I’m a tech geek as well).

]]> By: Susan in NJ http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17904 Susan in NJ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:37:44 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17904 The comments surprised me a bit ... I stalled out wondering whether it was neighbors' doing the babysitting is what made it communistic. The comments surprised me a bit … I stalled out wondering whether it was neighbors’ doing the babysitting is what made it communistic.

]]> By: Adrienne http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/comment-page-1/#comment-17903 Adrienne Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:25:58 +0000 http://sharonastyk.com/2009/07/13/dilbert-adapts-in-place/#comment-17903 The comments on that post are exactly why I get so pessimistic. The comments on that post are exactly why I get so pessimistic.

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