Simple Analogy

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.


The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.

What a profound short little paragraph that says it all

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for,that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931

Amazing Tech in New Mercedes

Mercedes now have automatic braking and acceleration assist, night vision augmented reality, and maps with directions can be sent from your computer directly to your on-board navigation system.

I also saw an ad on Hulu for cars that have a "dashboard-watchdog system" that checks to make sure you are awake and alert for long, night-time drives. This same ad had steering correction for when you drift over the line. Coupled with the auto braking and acceleration... this could lead to self-driving cars.

I predict within 5 years that you will be able to send directions to your car, get in, and then have your car drive you wherever you want to go automatically... with little or no further input necessary for the "driver"... as long as your destination is on Google maps.

Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Gameplay Uncut: Flag Runner (Official HD)

1979-80 Commercials: Charmin, Mattel , Mr, Pop, Vic Tanny Gym, KMOX

I play the kid more than willing to rat out Mr. Whipple.

Watch the trailer for "Salt"

Yes, this is really Los Angeles

Yes, this is really Los Angeles, originally uploaded by hollywoodkids.

Audition Tips - Editing your demo - Casting Director Marci Liroff

Raccoon gang attacks 74-year-old woman

WATCH: Sheriff describes raccoon "gang attack" on Lakeland woman | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

Shared via AddThis

Hills Salaries Exposed - The Daily Beast

As the MTV hit returns, Nicole LaPorte uncovers payday drama: Kristin makes $90k per episode compared to Spencer's $65k and Audrina's $100k. Plus, our gallery of reality TV salaries.

Posted using ShareThis

No Signal (and other cellular drama)

A montage of the most overused horror-cinema plot device, post-2000.

Posse Comitatus Act Violation at G20 Demonstrations, September 24, 2009

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1385) passed on June 18, 1878, after the end of Reconstruction, with the intention (in concert with the Insurrection Act of 1807) of substantially limiting the powers of the federal government to use the military for law enforcement. The Act prohibits most members of the federal uniformed services (today the Army, Air Force, and State National Guard forces when such are called into federal service) from exercising nominally state law enforcement, police, or peace officer powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property (states and their counties and municipal divisions) within the United States.
The statute generally prohibits federal military personnel and units of the National Guard under federal authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. The Coast Guard is exempt from the Act during peacetime.

Audition tips - Where/when?!! - Casting Director Marci Liroff

Hit and Run Hula at the Apple Store, San Francisco

Flu vaccine linked to nerve disease, holy crap!

Flu vaccine linked to nerve disease, holy crap!

Lifehacker

Lifehacker.com - Love this site... Dig into it, and you'll find something you really like.

Obsession - Animotion (HQ Audio)

One of my favorite videos from back in the day...

My Flickr Photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/keithcoogan/

Looks like I learned how to do a fake HDR effect!

Ferguson's marvelous rant: 'Why everything sucks'--The Live Feed

Ferguson's marvelous rant: 'Why everything sucks'--The Live Feed

Posted using ShareThis