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Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Letters: Socialized health care is the only real rational solution

ericrice — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:27:16 -0000

I love the irony in how actual socialists view the current gov't views as too right-wing and, slippery slope arguments notwithstanding, not socialist.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Gilroy police briefs: Man attacked in predawn hours, 'childhood dispute' settled in park

ericrice — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:19:49 -0000

It's because you are displaying a type of logical fallacy called 'hasty generalization'. When you misuse the 'data' the way you've been doing, it's an inductive generalization. This data can be rearranged to note that the police blotter is filled with all MALES or all YOUNG people or ROMAN CATHOLICS (if we estimate 80-90% of Mexicans being Roman Catholic).

That, and perhaps the *way* you are doing it. on. every. post. What exactly are you trying to gain? A ballot measure to just start rounding up all brown-looking people JUST IN CASE? Awesome sci-fi movie material.

But heck, you called me a -douche-, so I expect any type of reasonable discourse is out of the question. It operates on the principle that much internet discussion is based upon: anonymous vitriol. No need to worry about having accountability for words.

That's why you're in the wilderness.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Possible Gilroy gang stabbing continues weekend violence

ericrice — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:10:16 -0000

Any military industrial complex can explain this. Out-number. Out-gun. Especially when side A needs to defeat side B. That is all.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Update: No arrests in Friday homicide

ericrice — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:19:28 -0000

Thanks for your comments, Norm. It drives me up the wall seeing the snark in the comments that devolve the whole gang situation as "buncha punks we gotta git 'em deport 'em shoot 'em", without any regard to the massive, MASSIVE infrastructure and organization that is North American gangs. It loops from the streets to prisons to the respective home countries and back. But hey, we live in the Twitter world now. It's soundbites or nothin'.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Decisions about downtown leave a lot to be desired

ericrice — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:53:02 -0000

I think it's a Constitutional Right to have vast landscapes of parking to prevent the slightest bit of exercise or interaction with fellow citizens. /sarc

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Morgan Hill Welcomes Wal-Mart

ericrice — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:37:41 -0000

If I recall, it was an issue of density (or lack thereof). MH wanted Whole Foods, but they didn't want MH. Not enough population with a certain area to justify.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Third Street construction plans for local businesses poorly executed

ericrice — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:56:59 -0000

Blue,

See http://www.morganhillrda.ca.gov/thirdstreet.html and http://www.morganhillrda.ca.gov/images/3rd_St_S...

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Police blotter: 11-year-old accused of residential burglary

ericrice — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:26:19 -0000

Yeah, this law was enacted the same time as the mandatory handsfree-in-car rule for mobile phones. Jan 1, 2009, I believe.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Council to mull skate park user fee, staffing

ericrice — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:59:01 -0000

Why do the profanity citation dispensers from the three seashells scene in the movie 'Demolition Man' suddenly come to mind?

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Council to mull skate park user fee, staffing

ericrice — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:48:11 -0000

Well put, sir/ma'am.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Video: Helmetless at the Skate Park

ericrice — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:37:55 -0000

You had me at "Suburbs simply aren't built for renaissance."

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | City to spend $310K on Granada

ericrice — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:43:32 -0000

Going back to the earlier point you made about 'if a downtown theater would fly in MH', I can't even imagine those MOVIES flying here. Indie flicks, art flicks, documentaries and foreign films with subtitles? Really?

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Anarchy at the CRC: Skaters without helmets

ericrice — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:28:43 -0000

ahahahaha, seriously, we should start writing the comments now for when graffiti inevitably shows up, so we can continue the 'needs more parking' story arc (because of the creative ways the lines are being drawn).

Re: Marketing Accountability: Are You Trying to Measure Abstract Objectives?

techwinter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:59:10 -0000

I think one of the big problems is marketers are brought in after everything else is done and biz dev says 'here you go, now make people love it'. This weakens a marketers understanding of said product and also devalues their knowledge of that organisations customers.

Second point and probably more relevant to your comment Lewis and that is Marketers don't set goals because their peers don't perceive goals the same way as we (marketers) do.

For example if I say to my production manager I need 12% more productivity out of his plants he can say yes it will be done, no it can't or yes but here is how much. Its a goal with a highly likelihood of a getting a predictable outcome.

Now with marketing you can say I want to increase customer purchase cycle by 10% (as Jacob points out) but I can't promise that this goal is very likely to occur like the production manager can. This means when i don't succeed and we as marketers do fail often, then our neck is on the line. No one has a clue that the failure was probable.

Cheers
@Roger
http://www.west17media.com

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Courthouse fails to deliver � so far

ericrice — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:20:36 -0000

Oh, neat, a fat guy joke. Almost makes you credible with your grievances!

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Virginia couple owed $2 million by Morgan Hill art company

ericrice — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:39:19 -0000

Can we sue ya for media illiteracy instead? First, it would be 'libel' for written word, not slander, if that was the case. Second, how exactly does reporting on a US Court of Appeals complaint somehow not 'researching information'?

Please don't represent Kinkade in such a manner. It's creepy.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Family, friends decry murder charges

ericrice — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:39:12 -0000

There have been endless studies on why, and the reasons aren't really that weird *structurally*. Totally generalizing, however it has to do with family, belonging, community.. also profit, protection. You join a church and wield a bible, they join a gang and wield a gun. The instruments are different but the structure is the same. Strong community, shared interests, beliefs, belonging. Join a youth group, get an insta-community and a matching t-shirt!

They defend what they believe in (regardless if it's right or wrong) with the same vigor that soldiers might defend what they believe in (regardless if it's right or wrong). It's in our DNA.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | City may seize property on East Third Street

ericrice — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:39:22 -0000

Well, except that it wouldn't have mattered. Eminent Domain exists regardless:

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/real_estate/em...

Re: And the Winner is…

techwinter — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:12:25 -0000

Thanks mate for the feedback. We liked the old one too.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | City may seize property on East Third Street

ericrice — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:57:51 -0000

It seems (via anecdotes), that yes, doing business with the city and/or various landlords is overly complicated. To the second point, it's kind of sad that people's unrelenting reliance on cars forces that kind of issue for just eight spots. (Wonder what the bike rack situation is, anyone know?)

It's a cultural and generational thing. We've had the automobile's superiority become a way of life since 1950, and to paraphrase a comparison I recently heard, we are as much alike to 1950 as 1950 was to 1890.

It's a conversation not many want to have, sadly. For being the start of the 21st century, this part of Silicon Valley looks awfully backwards. Would you want to relocate your business HERE? Or will Morgan Hill be forever a sleep-and-run town, with the tax money going to our neighbors?

I don't have much faith in the city leadership either.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Joint sweep yields 17 arrests of illegal immigrant gang members

ericrice — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:15:32 -0000

Heh, I didn't know the word 'claim' was in the Liberal Thesaurus. I'll make a note of that for the next time I file 'taxes' and 'claim' my 'dependents'. (Sorry for my overly communistic use of punctuation.)

Don't grouse at me because I'm asking a question to understand the details what's going on where I live. It expands literacy-- being able to READ what the spray paint--- er sorry, MEXICAN spray paint (different from Black or Asian spray paint)-- says. That's actually *helpful*. Like, 'Hey, why are there a bunch of Salinas or Milpitas gangs tagging downtown all of a sudden?' (I know, I know, a totally obvious way of 'not accepting' a problem by knowing what's going on)

Ignorant thread-jacking (warning: actual term, not cute lib/con speak) is useless and makes all these anonymous, cowardly people look stupid. "A nice representation of Morgan Hill for people traveling through our [web sites]."

So, to ask again. Does anyone with actual knowledge have an answer to the technical question I posted in the other comment?

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Police blotter: 23-year-old arrested for importing drugs

ericrice — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:06:06 -0000

Yeah, um, dude? You missed the sarcasm. I was mocking Realist for such a ridiculous post.

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Police blotter: 23-year-old arrested for importing drugs

ericrice — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:24:46 -0000

Huh, and they're all men too. Probably straight men. Maybe some are married. THERE IS A PATTERN.

Just, you know, telling the truth as I see it.

/facepalm

Re: MorganHillTimes.com | Police blotter: 23-year-old arrested for importing drugs

ericrice — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:22:41 -0000

I hope it doesn't apply to dogs. I have a Chihuahua, and I'd sure hate it if all of a sudden stuff around the house came up missing. After all, Chihuahuas are from Mexico. OMG

Re: The Top 6 Game-Changing Features of Google Wave

techwinter — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:29:45 -0000

I like that thought. Now that they have engineered and designed the basics e.g. concept, direction and platform, one should expect them to make a strong commitment to ensure the product if not broadly accessible today is at committed to occur in the near term. Good spot Allen!