Leela: Depth at 45 hundred feet, 48 hundred, 50 hundred! 5000 feet!
Farnsworth: Dear Lord, that's over 150 atmospheres of pressure.
Fry: How many atmospheres can this ship withstand?
Farnsworth: Well it's a spaceship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one.
You ask before doing things could piss other people off even when you are technically within your rights to do so, and other people are willing to cooperate with you to mutual benefit.
You can choose to forgo "civility", but then other people will refer to you as an "asshole" and you will have fewer opportunities to benefit from non-zero-sum cooperation.
The nasty, awful, horrible truth is that sometimes shit happens, no matter how cautious you are.
"A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one."
If seeing people naked is what it really takes to introduce real security into the scanning process, just tell everyone they have to get naked to go through security. Don't hide the fact behind millions of dollars in technology
No, no, and again: No. That technology helps me avoid seeing my fellow air travelers naked, including the guy that I'm about to sit very close to for the next 3 hours. No thank you.
as a UVA grad, shit like this is going to KILL the university. Please tell me what self-respecting scientist would want to work there now?
Maybe you, as a UVA grad, should write to whoever is supposed to be keeping this guy on a leash and let them know how you feel. I doubt the Virginia legislature (and the UVA alumni) will permit this guy to do so much harm to a respected university.
Hmm. What are the odds that in about five years we find out Cuccinelli is actually gay? I mean, it seems like every time a staunchly conservative republican politician makes a career out of this, we eventually find him tapping toes in an airport bathroom.
The real question should be "Who, if anyone, was harmed by...
That can be a really tricky question for an awful lot of illegal activities, which is why the question posed to the jury is: "Was this rule broken?" Whether or not that merits jail time is a function of the legislators and the judge.
You have displayed proper remorse and demonstrated your understanding of the subject matter. All is forgiven. However, you must still face eight hours of "helpful" replies to your initial post. Your card will be returned when this story drops off the front page.
Thankfully, health care is one of four things that Canadians love so much that they're willing to stand up and fight for it (the other three things being: beer, hockey, and that god awful Tim Horton's coffee).
You need the health care and coffee to counteract the hockey and beer.
The Wii is relevant because the kid thought she was going for a control.
And they know this how? Did they ask her afterward? FTFA:
Cheyenne's mother told police officers that the child was used to playing a shooting game with the Nintendo Wii video game console and likely confused the real gun with the realistic-looking black toy gun, the sheriff said.
Nope. This is a pretty lame attempt to shift some of the blame off of the parents.
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Leela: Depth at 45 hundred feet, 48 hundred, 50 hundred! 5000 feet!
Farnsworth: Dear Lord, that's over 150 atmospheres of pressure.
Fry: How many atmospheres can this ship withstand?
Farnsworth: Well it's a spaceship, so I'd say anywhere between zero and one.
Stop it. It's OK to have a story about the MER mission without a link to xkcd#695.
It's called "civility".
You ask before doing things could piss other people off even when you are technically within your rights to do so, and other people are willing to cooperate with you to mutual benefit.
You can choose to forgo "civility", but then other people will refer to you as an "asshole" and you will have fewer opportunities to benefit from non-zero-sum cooperation.
The information is very useful.
Useful is an interesting word.
Let's play a game. Pick a theme: Your choices are "naughty" or "nice". Now list as many uses as you can.
75% of jobs requesting bachelors (of anything) or greater can be accomplished by two weeks of in-house training and a grade 10 education.
You need to see a bachelors to be sure that they can function at a 10th grade level.
Are you ready...for math?
Does that mean we get to call our neighbors to the north "Americans"? They usually don't like that, you know.
But which is it...has it already peaked, or 'trillions of barrels' left?
Maybe that depends on how fast they can stop the leak?
The nasty, awful, horrible truth is that sometimes shit happens, no matter how cautious you are.
"A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one."
...and then check Slashdot first thing on Monday morning.
If seeing people naked is what it really takes to introduce real security into the scanning process, just tell everyone they have to get naked to go through security. Don't hide the fact behind millions of dollars in technology
No, no, and again: No. That technology helps me avoid seeing my fellow air travelers naked, including the guy that I'm about to sit very close to for the next 3 hours. No thank you.
as a UVA grad, shit like this is going to KILL the university. Please tell me what self-respecting scientist would want to work there now?
Maybe you, as a UVA grad, should write to whoever is supposed to be keeping this guy on a leash and let them know how you feel. I doubt the Virginia legislature (and the UVA alumni) will permit this guy to do so much harm to a respected university.
Hmm. What are the odds that in about five years we find out Cuccinelli is actually gay? I mean, it seems like every time a staunchly conservative republican politician makes a career out of this, we eventually find him tapping toes in an airport bathroom.
...the continued survival of the worlds vegan population...
Based on their demographics, I'd say they either aren't surviving...or they just give up on it after a while.
The real question should be "Who, if anyone, was harmed by...
That can be a really tricky question for an awful lot of illegal activities, which is why the question posed to the jury is: "Was this rule broken?" Whether or not that merits jail time is a function of the legislators and the judge.
I should not be forced to pay for the intellectual curiosity of others.
Actually, it's intellectual incuriosity that I'm tired of paying for.
If the ID theft involved a credit card account then you can add the merchant(s) to your list of victims.
Right, but out of the 2-3 victims, only one showed up to the party saying "You can trust me to make your money/transactions convenient and safe."
Icanhasgeekcard back now?
You have displayed proper remorse and demonstrated your understanding of the subject matter. All is forgiven. However, you must still face eight hours of "helpful" replies to your initial post. Your card will be returned when this story drops off the front page.
Well, if any private up-and-comers can offer a better price with comparable reliability, they have a perfect opportunity.
Seriously. This is good news for SpaceX.
There's a little more beyond that. Helios eventually crashed, but not before making it to 96,863 feet.
I am not fucking accepting a Pokemon character as a valid word, no way.
Yeah, but "qat" is perfectly fine.
Let's have a little charity for someone who hasn't grown up as extravagantly privileged as us.
Ethics and morality are not luxury items.
In fact, Ayn Rand is not even particularly good philosophy.
Or, to quote Benecio del Toro in Way of the Gun: "I don't think this is a brains kind of operation."
Thankfully, health care is one of four things that Canadians love so much that they're willing to stand up and fight for it (the other three things being: beer, hockey, and that god awful Tim Horton's coffee).
You need the health care and coffee to counteract the hockey and beer.
The Wii is relevant because the kid thought she was going for a control.
And they know this how? Did they ask her afterward? FTFA:
Cheyenne's mother told police officers that the child was used to playing a shooting game with the Nintendo Wii video game console and likely confused the real gun with the realistic-looking black toy gun, the sheriff said.
Nope. This is a pretty lame attempt to shift some of the blame off of the parents.