kallend 1,623 #1 Posted September 24, 2021 Somehow reminiscent of "I am not a crook"; R.M. Nixon https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/14/how-supreme-court-justice-might-know-shes-political-hack/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #2 September 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, kallend said: Somehow reminiscent of "I am not a crook"; R.M. Nixon https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/14/how-supreme-court-justice-might-know-shes-political-hack/ Hi John, I don't know about you, but I loved this part: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recent remarks . . . set off gales of laughter, much eye-rolling and a new appreciation for the necessity of term limits for justices. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 197 #3 September 25, 2021 22 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi John, I don't know about you, but I loved this part: Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recent remarks . . . set off gales of laughter, much eye-rolling and a new appreciation for the necessity of term limits for justices. Jerry Baumchen IMO term limits would be a huge mistake. As it is they are beholding to no particular brand of politics being that they have no re-election worries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #4 September 25, 2021 12 minutes ago, airdvr said: IMO term limits would be a huge mistake. As it is they are beholding to no particular brand of politics being that they have no re-election worries. How would term limits introduce politics? Term limits would mean one term; No re-election, no re-appointment; Period. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 197 #5 September 25, 2021 1 hour ago, ryoder said: How would term limits introduce politics? Term limits would mean one term; No re-election, no re-appointment; Period. Let's see...people are already complaining about politics in the SC. You think replacing a justice every X years would make that better? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #6 September 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, airdvr said: Let's see...people are already complaining about politics in the SC. You think replacing a justice every X years would make that better? - 18 year term limit. - POTUS gets to appoint a new justice every 2 years. - Senate has 120 days to act on an appointment. If it does not act, appointment is done automatically without them. Every POTUS term gets 2 appointments. No more McConnell fucking over an appointment. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfalls 110 #7 September 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, ryoder said: - 18 year term limit. - POTUS gets to appoint a new justice every 2 years. - Senate has 120 days to act on an appointment. If it does not act, appointment is done automatically without them. Every POTUS term gets 2 appointments. No more McConnell fucking over an appointment. So a president elected for 2 terms could appoint 4 Justices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,299 #8 September 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Bigfalls said: So a president elected for 2 terms could appoint 4 Justices. Yes. You win the SC Fields Medal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #9 September 26, 2021 (edited) Term limits help to officially retire judges before they turn senile. Edited September 26, 2021 by riggerrob 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #10 September 26, 2021 It is amazing how the term "hack" has changed over the years. Initially it simply meant to cut with an axe. Then it transofrmed to a sloppy cut with a dull axe. Then it changed to any job done sloppily. But more recently, computer "hackers" have adopted the term to describe their ability to "hack" into computer systems. Many computer "hackers" are malicious, but a newer generation has modified the term to mean clever improvements to computers and a wide variety of other equipment. Say "hacking" an old delivery van into an apartment on wheels. Now these entrepreneurs often use the term "hack" in the same sentence as "make." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,122 #11 September 26, 2021 Actually, the original hackers were the guys figuring it out as they went along, hacking away at code and interfaces that were still pretty primitive. Some of those guys ended up going rogue, to become black-hat hackers. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfalls 110 #12 September 26, 2021 I saw my cat hack up a hairball but he doesn't know anything about computers or taxis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #13 September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, riggerrob said: But more recently, computer "hackers" have adopted the term to describe their ability to "hack" into computer systems. At MIT, it also meant people who used clever means to gain access to places to pull pranks (like the police car on top of the Big Dome.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #14 September 26, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, billvon said: At MIT, it also meant people who used clever means to gain access to places to pull pranks (like the police car on top of the Big Dome.) Must be a Cambridge thing. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/seven-hilarious-pranks-been-played-13428268 1966: Blond guy in front of the chapel was my physics tutor. 1958, Cambridge UK. Edited September 26, 2021 by kallend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,384 #15 September 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, kallend said: Must be a Cambridge thing. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/seven-hilarious-pranks-been-played-13428268 There really is a "Bridge of Sighs"??? And all this time I thought it was just the name of a Robin Trower song. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #16 September 27, 2021 9 hours ago, kallend said: 1966: Blond guy in front of the chapel was my physics tutor. Try again with the banner. . . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites