Well, as the AC said, in Germany they give a shit about privacy, in fact the AC didn't even mention speech of any kind. The US is fairly unique when it comes to free speech - speech has limitations (as you pointed out) in most countries, even in the US about 75% of people live in "constitution free zones" so their free speech is a debatable right. Privacy is what I'm concerned about.
That's an interesting idea - is requiring the plaintiff to post a bond common? Personally I'd be happy if it was a requirement - if you want to sue somebody you need to show that you can pay the costs if you lose.
He's right - Belgians aren't bullies. They were bullies, but then as he pointed out, nearly every developed country has been a bully at some stage in the past, and some still are.
I'm very well aware of all the methods to avoid doubleclick (and similar hosts). The reason for my comment as that some people get very self righteous about advert companies tracking them, but still are quite happy to frequent the sites that utilise their services.
For the record, I only use FlashBlock (to avoid fast moving annoying graphics) and I browse Slashdot with the ads even though I'm given the option switch them off. Why, because I know who pays their bills. You can argue that I've sold my privacy in return for free content, and to a certain extent you're right - they know I like hiking, sailing, climbing, RC helicopters & electronics. They don't however have access to my personal communications because I'm sensible enough not to use free providers for stuff like that.
Funnily enough, I think the reaction is spot on. Sailing has always been a self-penalising sport - if you infringe somebody you do your penalty turns (or whatever is in the instructions), otherwise you end up in a protest and that eats into valuable drinking time. It sends out a message that there is zero space for cheating.
Such as it is though, I'm a computer geek, and the only thing I understand is performance. And everything I've read is that the change was tiny, and would probably have less effect on the performance of the ship than whether one of the teammates ate at McDonald's and forgot to crap after. No, I'm perfectly serious -- it seems that all this hub-a-bub amounts to someone having nailed a few ounces of metal to some part of the ship and it would have next to no impact on the ship's performance. So from an engineering and sport performance perspective... it's a tempest in a teapot.
As for the performance, I can see why you think extra weight is a bad thing, and normally it is, however putting it forward is (almost) always performance enhancing - when racing we have to keep the cushions on the boat in their normal places, and not put them in the bow cabin because that'd be illegal under the rules. What the "repairs" also did was to adjust the length of the kingpin, and would have increased the rig tension - the stiffer the boat the better. So I'm afraid your NASCAR comparison falls over.
What these guys did was akin to being caught hacking while at work as a Sysadmin - they've effectively banned themselves from the industry for very little gain, and I pity (not feel sorry for) them - they've fucked up their careers and their reputations. It tends to be the derided sports like sailing, cricket and rugby that deal with cheating swiftly and harshly. On the whole it works well - we don't get much cheating going on.
Okay, from what I'm reading here, this sounds like a gross over-reaction and a lot of rich old people taking shit way, way, way too seriously
I feel the exact same way about the (English) Premier Football League - blokes are paid £30,000 a week to kick a football around and fall over when tackled - it's pathetic. However, the only reason you'd find me reading a tech website reading about football would be to get an insight into it, and I certainly wouldn't waste my time telling people how I felt about them - it's pointless and just makes you look like you've a chip on your shoulder.
I'm sure you were trying to be funny with the "doo-hicky mc-shippy" thing, but it really does make you look as if you're not only proud about not knowing what you're talking about, but also bitter. Ah the penis thing - reminds me of something;
A man walks into a feminist book shop, and spends a while looking from shelf to shelf. The woman behind the counter says "can I help you". He replies that he's looking for the humour section. "Oh" she says, "we don't have one of those".
According to the BBC, the income would need to be twice the current price per megawatt-hour (£45/MWhr), so whoever runs it, it probably won't be cost effective.
Today, electricity sells on the wholesale market for about £45 per megawatt-hour (MwH). But anything under £90 a MwH would see Hinkley lose money
Don't get me wrong, I think we need some kind of reliable power production capability and I think nuclear meets that criteria without having to rely on fossil fuels. We just have to keep Australia on side for the fuel.
So, China pretend to integrate themselves into the international community, then they want a say in how Hinkley Point "C" runs, then they start a meltdown which makes the surrounding area uninhabitable. The UK economy crumbles due to the loss of Cheddar, Somerset Cider and Glastonbury hippies doing face-painting. The Chinese buy up the rest of the UK, but due to their lack of economic know-how forget that the UK can't buy the stuff they produce, so they put down the whole episode as a bad learning experience.
The worst bit, I'm left drinking Suffolk cider and eating Wensleydale. I'm happy about the lack of face-painting facilities though.
Just out of interest, is it possible to ask for a receipt for items they confiscate? 50cm of ethernet cable isn't going to cost the world, but if you had a similar battleaxe that insisted on taking your laptop PSU as it could be used as a garrotte - it's something you'd may have to explain to your employer.
Yup, I was listening to a quite interesting program on BBC Radio 4. It was interviewing some Egyptian women - all of whom said that they voted for Morsi as he "appeared" to be a good choice and they felt they should give him a chance. Unfortunately he wasn't, they felt mislead and supported him being removed by the military. I know that many people were worried about Morsi from the start, and maybe these ladies were naive, but change can fill people with a huge amount of optimism.
What was also interesting was that one said that before the Muslim Brotherhood came into power they'd never had a Sunni - Shia problem, and when they looked into it, it turned wherever Sunni - Shia sectarian violence erupted, the Muslim Brotherhood weren't far away.
I've got to respect you guys - you (the country, maybe not you personally) voted for a politician because they promised the world, and when they did as politicians usually do, you said "screw that, we're getting rid of him". Unlike us who bitch and moan and then vote for the same bastard next time round.
I have a KeePass file (with a 13 word passphrase) containing all of our company passwords, I also keep a printed copy in the company safe so at least they have them if I get run over by a bus.
Don't get me wrong, I think Dennis Connor was a complete dickhead - I was just trying to be a bit more impartial that I had to be. Unfortunately, OTUSA appear to be doing a Connor and trying to manipulate the rules (Ruddergate & Weightgate), and what's novel is that Coutts (the man who took the Cup back from Connor) is the man who is dragging it down.
Yes, using match racing production hulls would vastly improve the competition, but the AC (like Formula One) is supposed to be about development which excludes a one-design rule, and unfortunately it means that the AC will be about as exciting F1 as long as long as designers try to get every bit out of the rule. As boring as the can be for non-sailors, I'd like to go back to displacement monohulls too.
Somebody squinted hard enough at the 12-meter rules and entered a multi-hull.
Nope, the Kiwis (Michael Fay) were pretty pissed off with Dennis Connor for accusing them of cheating by entering "Plastic Fantastic", and so under the Deed of Gift challenged them to a match in 90ft yachts (the largest allowed), Dennis Connor entered a multi and the Kiwis went with the Big Boat - it was a disaster, similar to the "match" 22 years later.
I agree with the sea worthiness bit, but at least ETNZ can suffer a 30kt deceleration in 2s with very little to show (torn trampoline and damaged fairing). The protocol specified boats that could be raced in 33kts and I reckon the Kiwis "Tractor" could. Yes the racing has been pretty shit so far, but don't pretend that the 12m races of the [late] 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s were always neck and neck. If you know anything about sailing, and I guess you do, you can't help but be impressed by the skill of crew in the AC72s.
1970 - 4-1 - first time in something like 25 years that a challenger actually won a race 1974 - 4-0 1977 - 4-0 1980 - 4-1 1983 - 4-3 - We all remember that one 1987 - 4-0 1988 - 2-0 - We'd like to forget this one
I would like to see the Cup going back to national rules (like before the Swiss ruined it), but it would put a lot of Kiwis, Ozzies & Brits out of jobs - Oracle Team USA is more like Oracle Team ANZAC.
I'm not a Kiwi, but I've a huge amount of respect for them.
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Sorry, I should have clarified that - "sue somebody for patent infringement", I'd already considered your GM type situation.
Well, as the AC said, in Germany they give a shit about privacy, in fact the AC didn't even mention speech of any kind. The US is fairly unique when it comes to free speech - speech has limitations (as you pointed out) in most countries, even in the US about 75% of people live in "constitution free zones" so their free speech is a debatable right. Privacy is what I'm concerned about.
You can't slant drill a conduit all the way across the Atlantic.
Monty Burns would give it a try:
Burns Slant Drilling Co.
That's an interesting idea - is requiring the plaintiff to post a bond common? Personally I'd be happy if it was a requirement - if you want to sue somebody you need to show that you can pay the costs if you lose.
He's right - Belgians aren't bullies. They were bullies, but then as he pointed out, nearly every developed country has been a bully at some stage in the past, and some still are.
I'm very well aware of all the methods to avoid doubleclick (and similar hosts). The reason for my comment as that some people get very self righteous about advert companies tracking them, but still are quite happy to frequent the sites that utilise their services.
For the record, I only use FlashBlock (to avoid fast moving annoying graphics) and I browse Slashdot with the ads even though I'm given the option switch them off. Why, because I know who pays their bills. You can argue that I've sold my privacy in return for free content, and to a certain extent you're right - they know I like hiking, sailing, climbing, RC helicopters & electronics. They don't however have access to my personal communications because I'm sensible enough not to use free providers for stuff like that.
Simple - don't use websites that have doubleclick's content. It is your choice after all.
s/kingpin/king post/
Possible Freudian slip there.
Yup, they're so real they didn't have to include the headers.
Funnily enough, I think the reaction is spot on. Sailing has always been a self-penalising sport - if you infringe somebody you do your penalty turns (or whatever is in the instructions), otherwise you end up in a protest and that eats into valuable drinking time. It sends out a message that there is zero space for cheating.
Such as it is though, I'm a computer geek, and the only thing I understand is performance. And everything I've read is that the change was tiny, and would probably have less effect on the performance of the ship than whether one of the teammates ate at McDonald's and forgot to crap after. No, I'm perfectly serious -- it seems that all this hub-a-bub amounts to someone having nailed a few ounces of metal to some part of the ship and it would have next to no impact on the ship's performance. So from an engineering and sport performance perspective... it's a tempest in a teapot.
As for the performance, I can see why you think extra weight is a bad thing, and normally it is, however putting it forward is (almost) always performance enhancing - when racing we have to keep the cushions on the boat in their normal places, and not put them in the bow cabin because that'd be illegal under the rules. What the "repairs" also did was to adjust the length of the kingpin, and would have increased the rig tension - the stiffer the boat the better. So I'm afraid your NASCAR comparison falls over.
What these guys did was akin to being caught hacking while at work as a Sysadmin - they've effectively banned themselves from the industry for very little gain, and I pity (not feel sorry for) them - they've fucked up their careers and their reputations. It tends to be the derided sports like sailing, cricket and rugby that deal with cheating swiftly and harshly. On the whole it works well - we don't get much cheating going on.
Okay, from what I'm reading here, this sounds like a gross over-reaction and a lot of rich old people taking shit way, way, way too seriously
I feel the exact same way about the (English) Premier Football League - blokes are paid £30,000 a week to kick a football around and fall over when tackled - it's pathetic. However, the only reason you'd find me reading a tech website reading about football would be to get an insight into it, and I certainly wouldn't waste my time telling people how I felt about them - it's pointless and just makes you look like you've a chip on your shoulder.
I'm sure you were trying to be funny with the "doo-hicky mc-shippy" thing, but it really does make you look as if you're not only proud about not knowing what you're talking about, but also bitter. Ah the penis thing - reminds me of something;
A man walks into a feminist book shop, and spends a while looking from shelf to shelf. The woman behind the counter says "can I help you". He replies that he's looking for the humour section.
"Oh" she says, "we don't have one of those".
It should be an automatic rejection if the nickname is chosen by the developers or architects.
According to the BBC, the income would need to be twice the current price per megawatt-hour (£45/MWhr), so whoever runs it, it probably won't be cost effective.
Today, electricity sells on the wholesale market for about £45 per megawatt-hour (MwH). But anything under £90 a MwH would see Hinkley lose money
Don't get me wrong, I think we need some kind of reliable power production capability and I think nuclear meets that criteria without having to rely on fossil fuels. We just have to keep Australia on side for the fuel.
So, China pretend to integrate themselves into the international community, then they want a say in how Hinkley Point "C" runs, then they start a meltdown which makes the surrounding area uninhabitable. The UK economy crumbles due to the loss of Cheddar, Somerset Cider and Glastonbury hippies doing face-painting. The Chinese buy up the rest of the UK, but due to their lack of economic know-how forget that the UK can't buy the stuff they produce, so they put down the whole episode as a bad learning experience.
The worst bit, I'm left drinking Suffolk cider and eating Wensleydale. I'm happy about the lack of face-painting facilities though.
Just out of interest, is it possible to ask for a receipt for items they confiscate? 50cm of ethernet cable isn't going to cost the world, but if you had a similar battleaxe that insisted on taking your laptop PSU as it could be used as a garrotte - it's something you'd may have to explain to your employer.
Yup, I was listening to a quite interesting program on BBC Radio 4. It was interviewing some Egyptian women - all of whom said that they voted for Morsi as he "appeared" to be a good choice and they felt they should give him a chance. Unfortunately he wasn't, they felt mislead and supported him being removed by the military. I know that many people were worried about Morsi from the start, and maybe these ladies were naive, but change can fill people with a huge amount of optimism.
What was also interesting was that one said that before the Muslim Brotherhood came into power they'd never had a Sunni - Shia problem, and when they looked into it, it turned wherever Sunni - Shia sectarian violence erupted, the Muslim Brotherhood weren't far away.
I've got to respect you guys - you (the country, maybe not you personally) voted for a politician because they promised the world, and when they did as politicians usually do, you said "screw that, we're getting rid of him". Unlike us who bitch and moan and then vote for the same bastard next time round.
Clearly it's because the pitot tube is behind the shock cone. Citroen's transonic aerodynamics were always a bit suspect.
I'm surprised the equipment wasn't designed to read up to 110% of the max displayed reading and show an error code when in that zone.
I'd be careful, the route you're on appears to be taking you towards the Equadorian Embassy in London.
I have a KeePass file (with a 13 word passphrase) containing all of our company passwords, I also keep a printed copy in the company safe so at least they have them if I get run over by a bus.
Don't get me wrong, I think Dennis Connor was a complete dickhead - I was just trying to be a bit more impartial that I had to be. Unfortunately, OTUSA appear to be doing a Connor and trying to manipulate the rules (Ruddergate & Weightgate), and what's novel is that Coutts (the man who took the Cup back from Connor) is the man who is dragging it down.
Yes, using match racing production hulls would vastly improve the competition, but the AC (like Formula One) is supposed to be about development which excludes a one-design rule, and unfortunately it means that the AC will be about as exciting F1 as long as long as designers try to get every bit out of the rule. As boring as the can be for non-sailors, I'd like to go back to displacement monohulls too.
Anyhow, I think we might be on the wrong forum.
9 years early.
Exactly, they've ripped off the government by paying back the loan early so it gets less interest. The bastards.
Somebody squinted hard enough at the 12-meter rules and entered a multi-hull.
Nope, the Kiwis (Michael Fay) were pretty pissed off with Dennis Connor for accusing them of cheating by entering "Plastic Fantastic", and so under the Deed of Gift challenged them to a match in 90ft yachts (the largest allowed), Dennis Connor entered a multi and the Kiwis went with the Big Boat - it was a disaster, similar to the "match" 22 years later.
I agree with the sea worthiness bit, but at least ETNZ can suffer a 30kt deceleration in 2s with very little to show (torn trampoline and damaged fairing). The protocol specified boats that could be raced in 33kts and I reckon the Kiwis "Tractor" could. Yes the racing has been pretty shit so far, but don't pretend that the 12m races of the [late] 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s were always neck and neck. If you know anything about sailing, and I guess you do, you can't help but be impressed by the skill of crew in the AC72s.
1970 - 4-1 - first time in something like 25 years that a challenger actually won a race
1974 - 4-0
1977 - 4-0
1980 - 4-1
1983 - 4-3 - We all remember that one
1987 - 4-0
1988 - 2-0 - We'd like to forget this one
I would like to see the Cup going back to national rules (like before the Swiss ruined it), but it would put a lot of Kiwis, Ozzies & Brits out of jobs - Oracle Team USA is more like Oracle Team ANZAC.
I'm not a Kiwi, but I've a huge amount of respect for them.
I would think that paper clips flat because of surface tension, not displacement.
Also, who runs out of super tankers? We have to have several in reserve because people keep nicking them.
Of course I didn't write any of that.
I'm sure the NSA could fix it so that you did.
Do you also quake in your boots at the thought of getting into your car and driving on public roads?