Or you prefer to have your bits felt by some sweaty minimum wage security guard, and the risk of having to endure a full body cavity search on the whim of "that guy looks suspicious" ?
I'm honestly not sure I prefer one over the other, I just don't see the point of spending money on expensive scanners that can't detect a bomb inserted into a body cavity. I guess if it makes people feel safer, it's not that important whether it works.
As a side note, I'm actually quite surprised that bin Laden can't find anyone more technically able to try and take down a plane. Does this mean the more capable attempts tend to get caught by surveillance etc, or were Richard Reid and Pantsman the creme de la creme?
It's not OK, but I don't think I'd find the need to take naked pictures of everyone I meet just in case they're carrying a blunt knife as well. Have a peek at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/skies-are-as-friendly-as-ever-911-al.html (also referenced elsewhere in this article, can't remember where) - the risk per flying passenger is actually quite low. Just because you're a nut job that wants to make an inept attempt to stab me doesn't mean I'm going to get paranoid about everyone else in the world. I've never been stabbed by a blunt knife wielding maniac before, so it's probably not going to happen again and I feel no need to change my behaviour to avoid this.
What high risk of flying? It's not like the pants bomber actually managed to bring down a plane, is it? This is just a massive overreaction to a failed attempt at terrorism. Pantsman was on a UK no-fly list anyway, IIRC.
I recall seeing a test of silk armour some time ago, probably on MythBusters or some similar show. IIRC, the arrow still pierced the flesh, but the silk was unbroken and stayed between the arrow head and the flesh. So, there is still a wound created, but it's a clean wound. I think the intention of silk armour was to prevent death from infected wounds, not to prevent the wound in the first place. Clearly, you'd also want to have mail/plate/felt in order to reduce the depth of the wound.
I don't know where you or yellow belly come from, but in the UK 'public school' is often used to refer to privately-funded schools. It's possible you're both arguing from the same side of the fence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(privately_funded)
No-one's saying chiropractor's are totally useless charlatans, just that some of them appear to claim chiropracty has more uses than seems logical. You clearly had a problem with your neck, which (to me) suggests muscle or spinal problems. If pain killers/anti-inflammatories didn't fix the problem, it probably wasn't muscular, so getting someone to check your spine is where it ought to be seems like a reasonable suggestion. It's a faily big leap from "Chiropractors can fix musculo-skeletal problems", which I don't think anyone's arguing with, to "Bone crunching can cure asthma", which is clearly bullshit.
[The] Conservatives... [are] simply New Labour with different people.
Erm... what? You mean New Labour were Tories before the Tories thought of it? I'm not a major fan of either party, but the main problem the Conservatives have had recently is that they couldn't differentiate themselves from New Labour because Blair nicked all their good policies and then ran them through the spin machine. New Labour's spin doctors were better (i.e. sleazier and more underhanded), so they won the votes.
Either way, I'm probably voting PPUK next time around.
For what it's worth, a rambling river can easily have more surface area exposed for vaporization than the still surface of a lake of the same volume.
Fair enough, but the river's still got to flow downstream after it's flowed through the turbines. The lake is guaranteed to make the river dryer downstream, due to evaporation and seepage into the ground.
It is a big advantage of LCD over CRT. That, and the fact that a 40" CRT weighs about 140 kilos. A quick search will tell you that a 15" LCD screen will use between 25-50W, whilst a comparable CRT will use 60-80W. I guess this difference would become far more significant as the area increases.
Depends on your definitions of hacking and cracking. An open design would allow for lots of hacking, but the cracking potential would be a tad stunted.
But they are (as far as I'm aware), the only religion to insist that you have to pay in order to gain access to their sacred texts. And the only religion to believe that we all came here on Douglas DC-8's. I'd be interested to see how large a planet would have to be to support 178 billion people. No wonder Xenu decided to nuke the whole damned lot of them.
I agree. Say what you will about Microsoft, but I can't remember ever seeing a web calendar as sweet as this one...
http://ajax.asp.net/ajaxtoolkit/Calendar/Calendar. aspx
Easy navigation by month, year or decade (click on "January, 2007"), and it's a pleasure to use the control.
I'm not a fanboy, I just like to see things done well. The control works smoothly in FireFox, but I can't speak for Opera &c.
Why continue to do something when it's been proven ineffective? I thought that was what Microsoft were about. After all, they're still trying to improve the security in Windows. Seems like that's about as ineffective as you can get;o)
Well, even if "the horizontally elongated layout give the site too much air", at least "the graphics and sans serif font induce good water flow". This is good to know. Before I read TFA, I thought they were caused by all the beer I drank last night.
All true, and I agree with you. However, I'm a bit worried about the possibilities for engagement rings. Nothing says "I love you" better than a cheap, artificial diamond;o)
Close. Add a serial number, and insist that the higher quality lab created diamonds are fake. I'm guessing the next step is to stop supplying natural diamonds to jewellers that insist on selling 'fake' diamonds, and hey presto, we're back to the old DeBeers cartel. Hurray for bullying international corporations. Where would we be without them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debeers#Laboratory_cr eated_diamonds
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Or you prefer to have your bits felt by some sweaty minimum wage security guard, and the risk of having to endure a full body cavity search on the whim of "that guy looks suspicious" ?
I'm honestly not sure I prefer one over the other, I just don't see the point of spending money on expensive scanners that can't detect a bomb inserted into a body cavity. I guess if it makes people feel safer, it's not that important whether it works. As a side note, I'm actually quite surprised that bin Laden can't find anyone more technically able to try and take down a plane. Does this mean the more capable attempts tend to get caught by surveillance etc, or were Richard Reid and Pantsman the creme de la creme?
It's not OK, but I don't think I'd find the need to take naked pictures of everyone I meet just in case they're carrying a blunt knife as well. Have a peek at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/skies-are-as-friendly-as-ever-911-al.html (also referenced elsewhere in this article, can't remember where) - the risk per flying passenger is actually quite low. Just because you're a nut job that wants to make an inept attempt to stab me doesn't mean I'm going to get paranoid about everyone else in the world. I've never been stabbed by a blunt knife wielding maniac before, so it's probably not going to happen again and I feel no need to change my behaviour to avoid this.
What high risk of flying? It's not like the pants bomber actually managed to bring down a plane, is it? This is just a massive overreaction to a failed attempt at terrorism. Pantsman was on a UK no-fly list anyway, IIRC.
Are we really that politically correct now that even killing a pirate is wrong?
Pirates. Not a down-trodden minority.
Kill them. All of them.
It's the right thing to do.
Careful, the Mafiaa might start quoting you.
I recall seeing a test of silk armour some time ago, probably on MythBusters or some similar show. IIRC, the arrow still pierced the flesh, but the silk was unbroken and stayed between the arrow head and the flesh. So, there is still a wound created, but it's a clean wound. I think the intention of silk armour was to prevent death from infected wounds, not to prevent the wound in the first place. Clearly, you'd also want to have mail/plate/felt in order to reduce the depth of the wound.
Where can I buy one?
I don't know where you or yellow belly come from, but in the UK 'public school' is often used to refer to privately-funded schools. It's possible you're both arguing from the same side of the fence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_school_(privately_funded)
The term 'bullshit' [is] a rather precise word.
Yes. It means bull faeces.
No-one's saying chiropractor's are totally useless charlatans, just that some of them appear to claim chiropracty has more uses than seems logical. You clearly had a problem with your neck, which (to me) suggests muscle or spinal problems. If pain killers/anti-inflammatories didn't fix the problem, it probably wasn't muscular, so getting someone to check your spine is where it ought to be seems like a reasonable suggestion. It's a faily big leap from "Chiropractors can fix musculo-skeletal problems", which I don't think anyone's arguing with, to "Bone crunching can cure asthma", which is clearly bullshit.
Sod it. Let's just paint everything shiny white.
I notice you use "shouldn't", not "won't". People in the UK are already put off protesting because they're worried about the police's heavy handed tactics. Try http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7958198.stm and http://www.christianaid.org.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/August2009/public-put-off-protesting-by-heavy-handed-policing.aspx for starters...
[The] Conservatives ... [are] simply New Labour with different people.
Erm... what? You mean New Labour were Tories before the Tories thought of it? I'm not a major fan of either party, but the main problem the Conservatives have had recently is that they couldn't differentiate themselves from New Labour because Blair nicked all their good policies and then ran them through the spin machine. New Labour's spin doctors were better (i.e. sleazier and more underhanded), so they won the votes. Either way, I'm probably voting PPUK next time around.
Little bit of both
For what it's worth, a rambling river can easily have more surface area exposed for vaporization than the still surface of a lake of the same volume.
Fair enough, but the river's still got to flow downstream after it's flowed through the turbines. The lake is guaranteed to make the river dryer downstream, due to evaporation and seepage into the ground.
Who other than a professional mechanic gives a crap what a Nm feels like anyway? Just tighten it till it's tight.
It is a big advantage of LCD over CRT. That, and the fact that a 40" CRT weighs about 140 kilos. A quick search will tell you that a 15" LCD screen will use between 25-50W, whilst a comparable CRT will use 60-80W. I guess this difference would become far more significant as the area increases.
I believe it means "I am actually a lawyer", although I guess it could be "I am, apologies, a lawyer"
Depends on your definitions of hacking and cracking. An open design would allow for lots of hacking, but the cracking potential would be a tad stunted.
But they are (as far as I'm aware), the only religion to insist that you have to pay in order to gain access to their sacred texts. And the only religion to believe that we all came here on Douglas DC-8's. I'd be interested to see how large a planet would have to be to support 178 billion people. No wonder Xenu decided to nuke the whole damned lot of them.
I agree. Say what you will about Microsoft, but I can't remember ever seeing a web calendar as sweet as this one... http://ajax.asp.net/ajaxtoolkit/Calendar/Calendar. aspx
Easy navigation by month, year or decade (click on "January, 2007"), and it's a pleasure to use the control.
I'm not a fanboy, I just like to see things done well. The control works smoothly in FireFox, but I can't speak for Opera &c.
Why continue to do something when it's been proven ineffective? I thought that was what Microsoft were about. After all, they're still trying to improve the security in Windows. Seems like that's about as ineffective as you can get ;o)
Well, even if "the horizontally elongated layout give the site too much air", at least "the graphics and sans serif font induce good water flow". This is good to know. Before I read TFA, I thought they were caused by all the beer I drank last night.
All true, and I agree with you. However, I'm a bit worried about the possibilities for engagement rings. Nothing says "I love you" better than a cheap, artificial diamond ;o)
You're way behind them. http://www.google.com/mars/
Close. Add a serial number, and insist that the higher quality lab created diamonds are fake. I'm guessing the next step is to stop supplying natural diamonds to jewellers that insist on selling 'fake' diamonds, and hey presto, we're back to the old DeBeers cartel. Hurray for bullying international corporations. Where would we be without them? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debeers#Laboratory_cr eated_diamonds