The death toll of all radiation accidents in the history of mankind is less than the earthquake and tsunami that caused Fukushima to be a nuclear accident in the first place. And by almost 2 orders of magnitude... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Even if it's illegal, it's still widespread. I've literally gone back to a Best Buy with receipt in hand for an item bought NOT on sale trying to exchange it for the same item ON SALE for $5 more than it was the previous day with the "regular price" $15 above what my non sale price was the previous day. I had to fight with a manager to let them do the exchange without me paying an additional $5 sale price.
Yep, that's why the summary is completely misleading bullshit...
The previous five extinctions were caused by natural phenomena.
If by natural phenomena you mean a single species reproducing to cover the entire planet and emitting a gas that made the planet change in climate entirely, then sure. It's easy to blame humans as not being a natural occurrence, but we are. And we are not the first natural phenomena to do so.
It's so misleading to claim that we are not natural by defining natural to be everything but us.
If all they did was slow slightly, that might be true. The drivers with excessive following distances also tend to over brake causing a lot of the problems... They are also slow to accelerate when traffic frees up. They are just timid drivers that don't feel comfortable in traffic and they cause most of what they fear.
The number one thing I yell in traffic is "Why are you braking?" It just seems to be the default response to any event for most drivers.
It's not the speeds that are important to commute times, it's the following distance. And the following distance also causes the weaving. There is a small subset of poor drivers that leave ridiculous gaps in traffic as they "aren't in a hurry" to catch up to the pack in front of them. Except they are just wasting the space of cars (sometimes dozens of cars worth of space) forcing the traffic jam to extend backward faster. In traffic, you have to pack in tightly to maximize the flow rate of the road. I recall a study where the optimum flow is achieved when drivers attempt to keep the gap in front of them and behind them equal. So if someone is tailgating you and you have 6 car lengths in front of you, close that gap!
Even worse are the drivers where when traffic clears, they have some sort of resistance to GO. They rubberneck passing the accident (or debris, or whatever) and it will take them a full mile to get back up to the speed limit. Once you pass the blockage, use that pedal on the right and get moving to allow the people behind you to get moving.
Apparently you don't have variable toll rates on your express lanes. In Atlanta, there are express lanes going up that have variable rates that are determined by monitoring the express lane speeds. If the express lane starts to slow, the tolls go up. They vary from a few pennies when there is no traffic to tens of dollars in rare cases.
In rare cases, the citizens don't put up with that bullshit. GA-400 in Atlanta used to be a toll road inside the perimeter but they actually removed the toll and demolished the toll booths. And in many cases, they are adding toll lanes funded by tolls and not removing a previously existing travel lane to do it.
Save on the champagne, neither of the couple could legally purchase alcohol... I am surprised that this story about someone shooting someone and not expecting death has devolved into a economic analysis of marriage.
Queueing is also an interesting word as it's the only English word you might actually use (there are some really obscure ones depending on your dictionary) with 5 consecutive vowels. Of course, your dictionary (and Chrome) may also list queuing as an alternate spelling.
You assume that the federal government is competent and motivated to bargain... Experience shows federal officials have little fucks to give about excessive costs as they have no penalty for spending an outlandish amount. Federal agencies have no oversight or accountability to taxpayers. It is a ridiculous idea that they would do any good negotiating costs.
IT, computer systems, and hospital billing are such a clusterfuck any solutions in healthcare that don't address them are a waste of time. Single payer fixes nothing when hour long services and bags of mostly saline solution are billed at the same rates as luxury SUVs.
Why are all of the solutions for taxes to pay for healthcare instead of fixing the ridiculous medical billing system? My wife receives an every 4 week IV that the hospital bills $55k for. The solution to that isn't to make everyone else pay a share of the $55k, it's to figure out why a hospital charges a fee ridiculously out of proportion to the cost of treatment. Did I mention that this hospital is a non-profit government subsidiary? If you are wondering who is causing the problem, look at your government. They want everything to go through them so they can control the money.
Based on my observations (I can't find any good data) law enforcement officers are just as likely to shoot innocent bystanders as Joe Schmo gun nut. Possibly even more so since they are exposed to deadly force situations more often.
Or did you forget the innocent people shot in a truck in LA while the cops were hunting down a killer?
Might be better to target swimming pools or beaches if that's your logic. Just about no one has a firearm on them when planning on swimming... You might get a spear gun in the back though!
Strict yes, logical no. The Constitution allowing only single shot muzzle loaders is akin to every law only applying to 1787 technology. The logical course is that the Constitution allowed for private citizens to own the latest and greatest military technology available. Nukes might be an exception, but I'd argue that the government shouldn't even have control of those... What's wrong with a citizen owning a tank or a fighter aircraft?
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The death toll of all radiation accidents in the history of mankind is less than the earthquake and tsunami that caused Fukushima to be a nuclear accident in the first place. And by almost 2 orders of magnitude...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Or you can get a prepackaged flat antenna for around $15 that you can stick on the wall with a command strip...
Someone get this AC a username! More comments like this please.
Simple fix, don't have pets that shit on the floor.
Even if it's illegal, it's still widespread. I've literally gone back to a Best Buy with receipt in hand for an item bought NOT on sale trying to exchange it for the same item ON SALE for $5 more than it was the previous day with the "regular price" $15 above what my non sale price was the previous day. I had to fight with a manager to let them do the exchange without me paying an additional $5 sale price.
If you are going for a 10 year old PC, why not just get an older router that supports flashing firmware?
I doubt anyone in the government verbally approved a project that is likely in the hundred of billions...
I hope this kid recovers and gives the operation two thumbs up!
Seriously mods? An Anon Coward modded up to +3 Insightful for what is obvious trolling?
Yep, that's why the summary is completely misleading bullshit...
The previous five extinctions were caused by natural phenomena.
If by natural phenomena you mean a single species reproducing to cover the entire planet and emitting a gas that made the planet change in climate entirely, then sure. It's easy to blame humans as not being a natural occurrence, but we are. And we are not the first natural phenomena to do so.
It's so misleading to claim that we are not natural by defining natural to be everything but us.
In what language is "person" not a singular form of "people?" Not only that, there also exists proper usages for "peoples" and "persons."
And the people who dumped the toxic waste there did disclose that it was there and the government decided to build a school on top of it anyhow...
If all they did was slow slightly, that might be true. The drivers with excessive following distances also tend to over brake causing a lot of the problems... They are also slow to accelerate when traffic frees up. They are just timid drivers that don't feel comfortable in traffic and they cause most of what they fear.
The number one thing I yell in traffic is "Why are you braking?" It just seems to be the default response to any event for most drivers.
It's not the speeds that are important to commute times, it's the following distance. And the following distance also causes the weaving. There is a small subset of poor drivers that leave ridiculous gaps in traffic as they "aren't in a hurry" to catch up to the pack in front of them. Except they are just wasting the space of cars (sometimes dozens of cars worth of space) forcing the traffic jam to extend backward faster. In traffic, you have to pack in tightly to maximize the flow rate of the road. I recall a study where the optimum flow is achieved when drivers attempt to keep the gap in front of them and behind them equal. So if someone is tailgating you and you have 6 car lengths in front of you, close that gap!
Even worse are the drivers where when traffic clears, they have some sort of resistance to GO. They rubberneck passing the accident (or debris, or whatever) and it will take them a full mile to get back up to the speed limit. Once you pass the blockage, use that pedal on the right and get moving to allow the people behind you to get moving.
Apparently you don't have variable toll rates on your express lanes. In Atlanta, there are express lanes going up that have variable rates that are determined by monitoring the express lane speeds. If the express lane starts to slow, the tolls go up. They vary from a few pennies when there is no traffic to tens of dollars in rare cases.
In rare cases, the citizens don't put up with that bullshit. GA-400 in Atlanta used to be a toll road inside the perimeter but they actually removed the toll and demolished the toll booths. And in many cases, they are adding toll lanes funded by tolls and not removing a previously existing travel lane to do it.
When was the last time you spent over thirteen hours continuously in traffic?
I live in Atlanta you insensitive clod!
Save on the champagne, neither of the couple could legally purchase alcohol... I am surprised that this story about someone shooting someone and not expecting death has devolved into a economic analysis of marriage.
Queueing is also an interesting word as it's the only English word you might actually use (there are some really obscure ones depending on your dictionary) with 5 consecutive vowels. Of course, your dictionary (and Chrome) may also list queuing as an alternate spelling.
You assume that the federal government is competent and motivated to bargain... Experience shows federal officials have little fucks to give about excessive costs as they have no penalty for spending an outlandish amount. Federal agencies have no oversight or accountability to taxpayers. It is a ridiculous idea that they would do any good negotiating costs.
IT, computer systems, and hospital billing are such a clusterfuck any solutions in healthcare that don't address them are a waste of time. Single payer fixes nothing when hour long services and bags of mostly saline solution are billed at the same rates as luxury SUVs.
Why are all of the solutions for taxes to pay for healthcare instead of fixing the ridiculous medical billing system? My wife receives an every 4 week IV that the hospital bills $55k for. The solution to that isn't to make everyone else pay a share of the $55k, it's to figure out why a hospital charges a fee ridiculously out of proportion to the cost of treatment. Did I mention that this hospital is a non-profit government subsidiary? If you are wondering who is causing the problem, look at your government. They want everything to go through them so they can control the money.
Based on my observations (I can't find any good data) law enforcement officers are just as likely to shoot innocent bystanders as Joe Schmo gun nut. Possibly even more so since they are exposed to deadly force situations more often.
Or did you forget the innocent people shot in a truck in LA while the cops were hunting down a killer?
Might be better to target swimming pools or beaches if that's your logic. Just about no one has a firearm on them when planning on swimming... You might get a spear gun in the back though!
Strict yes, logical no. The Constitution allowing only single shot muzzle loaders is akin to every law only applying to 1787 technology. The logical course is that the Constitution allowed for private citizens to own the latest and greatest military technology available. Nukes might be an exception, but I'd argue that the government shouldn't even have control of those... What's wrong with a citizen owning a tank or a fighter aircraft?