I find it amazing that, in the 21st century, the utility we've come to rely on the most is the least reliable. Here in central Florida, we call the power company "Florida Flicker and Flash" because virtually any weather anomaly causes power fluctuations or outages. I can't imagine what it's like in PR.
This is actually a really good idea. I am very good at the technical aspects of my work, but would be a horrible manager. I admit that, and that's why when I was presented with a fork in my career path some 20 odd years ago, I chose the engineering fork instead of going into management. Unfortunately, I limited my potential income by several tens of thousand dollars.
Why is it that the utility we rely on most, electric power, is the least reliable? Here in east central Florida, anything more than a brisk zephyr knocks the power out, let alone a hurricane. Any time there is a storm pretty much anywhere, thousands of people lose power. How can we be in 2017 with such a shitty power grid that fails at the slightest adverse weather?
I can't tell if you're trolling, or are really just an idiot. You do realize that not all loud V-Twin motorcycles are Harley-Davidsons, right? There are loads of morons on excruciatingly loud Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki cruiser type bikes.
I dislike loud bikes as much as the next person, but to come out and say that all loud bikes are Harleys is showing how little you actually pay attention.
Actually I'm surprised that the congress (or one side anyway) is even concerned about this net neutrality thing. They, collectively, are the reason Comcast, Verizon AT&T et.al are able to do this. By letting these corporations swallow up the smaller competition and becoming all but monopolies in their respective regions, they are responsible for creating this monster.
Now they're concerned? Pfffttt... Crocodile tears.
Yes,but... trucks and SUV's have become soft and squishy because that's what buyers wanted. Women wanted to drive big trucks, but didn't want their delicate bottoms rattled on bumpy roads. As a result, you can't get anything to play off-road in unless you spend an additional bucket of cash in the aftermarket. Shame, but that is how the market works.
Coding today has become a morass of files sprayed all over the landscape, taking all the fun of logic and problem solving away from "coding".
To wit, when I first took up coding for a hobby, it was BASIC on an Atari interpreter. Easy, fast, fun. Then I went on to C with the Borland compiler for DOS based programs. Still relatively easy, but most of all, it was still fun to sit there, solve problems and make things happen with code.
Fast forward to today and Visual Studio, QT, NetBeans, etc., spew out such a tangled mass of interwoven crap that it takes more time to figure out where to put a function or include a library than it does to write the damn code. Not to mention the insane verbosity of the languages (looking at you C++ and Java).
I gotta say, it's not fun anymore. I can't blame kids for looking at this and walking away.
Which Beetles are you referring to? The older first gen beetles, with the air cooled flat four chirped because the stock exhaust pipes had perforated baffles that whistled as the exhaust gas flowed through. Replace those tailpipes with, say straight pipe, and the chirp went away. My dad's '61 didn't chirp after he put on some flared stainless pipes.
Valves faces and seats aren't lubricated by oil. The valve guides and stems are, but the faces are not. Unless the piston rings are bad.
You may be referring to the cylinder behind the oil cooler, which I believe is number 3. It would starve for cooling air and the exhaust valve would eventually fail, popping the valve head off the stem and frag the cylinder. My '70 did that. Good times.
That is it in a nutshell. NASA programs have always been subject to the whims of politicians. I'd bet that the next administration/congress cancels SLS after the next presidential election, and NASA will again look inept and directionless.
It is very likely that the Dragon capsule will carry astronauts before Orion, but SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada, et. al. are only going to LEO, Orion is being developed for long duration deep space travel. Moon, asteroids, Mars perhaps.
Does the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to non-U.S. people? I would assume not, so a no fly list in the U.S. on foreigner travelers would still hold. True?
Sure, "gun deaths" were reduced, but overall, the murder rate was unchanged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
The point is, people are going to kill, whether they have guns, knives, hammers, rocks or spears. All the hand-wringing by you anti-gun types won't change that one iota.
Right, and there would be no more murders. Ever. Do you really think banning guns will stop people from killing each other? Come on, pull you head out of your ass and think about how long humans have been killing each other compared to how long firearms have existed.
Have you seen the scores of beheading videos all over the internet? Shall we ban machetes and knives too? I mean, it will keep more people alive. Oh wait, there's rocks too. Stoning is big in the bible, and continues to this day in various third world regions. Perhaps we should ban the possession of rocks to, you know, keep more people alive.
Of the multitude of reasons SpaceX can operate more cheaply I can think of, the biggies are:
-NASA is a Government agency, beholden to the congress and the congress loves its pork, so only certain big-name contractors get NASA contracts.
-SpaceX is not a federal agency and doesn't have to play by the same onerous, costly sets of rules as a federal agency (i.e purchasing requirements, safety requirements, etc.)
-SpaceX has negotiated some sweet deals to use existing government facilities already paid for by NASA (taxpayers).
-SpaceX has received a lot of seed money from NASA.
There's more, but you get the idea. I'm not here to take away from what SpaceX are trying to accomplish, but they certainly have an advantage over a bloated government bureaucracy.
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How about you post some evidence/citations for your claims instead of simply being a condescending ass?
I find it amazing that, in the 21st century, the utility we've come to rely on the most is the least reliable. Here in central Florida, we call the power company "Florida Flicker and Flash" because virtually any weather anomaly causes power fluctuations or outages. I can't imagine what it's like in PR.
Awesome Heavy Metal reference!
This is actually a really good idea. I am very good at the technical aspects of my work, but would be a horrible manager. I admit that, and that's why when I was presented with a fork in my career path some 20 odd years ago, I chose the engineering fork instead of going into management. Unfortunately, I limited my potential income by several tens of thousand dollars.
Why is it that the utility we rely on most, electric power, is the least reliable? Here in east central Florida, anything more than a brisk zephyr knocks the power out, let alone a hurricane. Any time there is a storm pretty much anywhere, thousands of people lose power. How can we be in 2017 with such a shitty power grid that fails at the slightest adverse weather?
I can't tell if you're trolling, or are really just an idiot. You do realize that not all loud V-Twin motorcycles are Harley-Davidsons, right? There are loads of morons on excruciatingly loud Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki cruiser type bikes. I dislike loud bikes as much as the next person, but to come out and say that all loud bikes are Harleys is showing how little you actually pay attention.
Actually I'm surprised that the congress (or one side anyway) is even concerned about this net neutrality thing. They, collectively, are the reason Comcast, Verizon AT&T et.al are able to do this. By letting these corporations swallow up the smaller competition and becoming all but monopolies in their respective regions, they are responsible for creating this monster. Now they're concerned? Pfffttt... Crocodile tears.
Because judges were attorneys before they were judges?
Yes ,but... trucks and SUV's have become soft and squishy because that's what buyers wanted. Women wanted to drive big trucks, but didn't want their delicate bottoms rattled on bumpy roads. As a result, you can't get anything to play off-road in unless you spend an additional bucket of cash in the aftermarket. Shame, but that is how the market works.
Coding today has become a morass of files sprayed all over the landscape, taking all the fun of logic and problem solving away from "coding". To wit, when I first took up coding for a hobby, it was BASIC on an Atari interpreter. Easy, fast, fun. Then I went on to C with the Borland compiler for DOS based programs. Still relatively easy, but most of all, it was still fun to sit there, solve problems and make things happen with code. Fast forward to today and Visual Studio, QT, NetBeans, etc., spew out such a tangled mass of interwoven crap that it takes more time to figure out where to put a function or include a library than it does to write the damn code. Not to mention the insane verbosity of the languages (looking at you C++ and Java). I gotta say, it's not fun anymore. I can't blame kids for looking at this and walking away.
Which Beetles are you referring to? The older first gen beetles, with the air cooled flat four chirped because the stock exhaust pipes had perforated baffles that whistled as the exhaust gas flowed through. Replace those tailpipes with, say straight pipe, and the chirp went away. My dad's '61 didn't chirp after he put on some flared stainless pipes. Valves faces and seats aren't lubricated by oil. The valve guides and stems are, but the faces are not. Unless the piston rings are bad. You may be referring to the cylinder behind the oil cooler, which I believe is number 3. It would starve for cooling air and the exhaust valve would eventually fail, popping the valve head off the stem and frag the cylinder. My '70 did that. Good times.
How dare you try to counter wild hysteria with facts!
No, they had long since pulled up the copper and replaced it with glass fiber, which has since turned back to sand.
Oh come on, don't try to kid us. It's really your mom's basement. Am I right, or am I right?
You obviously don't live in the USA, but yeah, that's how we roll in 'Merica! Corporate profits above all!
That is it in a nutshell. NASA programs have always been subject to the whims of politicians. I'd bet that the next administration/congress cancels SLS after the next presidential election, and NASA will again look inept and directionless.
In case you are serious, "hot" is a euphemism for someone or something having a high degree of radioactivity. Nothing to do with temperature.
It is very likely that the Dragon capsule will carry astronauts before Orion, but SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada, et. al. are only going to LEO, Orion is being developed for long duration deep space travel. Moon, asteroids, Mars perhaps.
Does the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to non-U.S. people? I would assume not, so a no fly list in the U.S. on foreigner travelers would still hold. True?
Sure, "gun deaths" were reduced, but overall, the murder rate was unchanged. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G... The point is, people are going to kill, whether they have guns, knives, hammers, rocks or spears. All the hand-wringing by you anti-gun types won't change that one iota.
Right, and there would be no more murders. Ever. Do you really think banning guns will stop people from killing each other? Come on, pull you head out of your ass and think about how long humans have been killing each other compared to how long firearms have existed. Have you seen the scores of beheading videos all over the internet? Shall we ban machetes and knives too? I mean, it will keep more people alive. Oh wait, there's rocks too. Stoning is big in the bible, and continues to this day in various third world regions. Perhaps we should ban the possession of rocks to, you know, keep more people alive.
Of the multitude of reasons SpaceX can operate more cheaply I can think of, the biggies are: -NASA is a Government agency, beholden to the congress and the congress loves its pork, so only certain big-name contractors get NASA contracts. -SpaceX is not a federal agency and doesn't have to play by the same onerous, costly sets of rules as a federal agency (i.e purchasing requirements, safety requirements, etc.) -SpaceX has negotiated some sweet deals to use existing government facilities already paid for by NASA (taxpayers). -SpaceX has received a lot of seed money from NASA. There's more, but you get the idea. I'm not here to take away from what SpaceX are trying to accomplish, but they certainly have an advantage over a bloated government bureaucracy.
It's not a solar eclipse, just a falling satellite.
Can't we go anywhere without being subjected to advertisements?
The quote is "Danger Will Robinson!" There, fixed that for you.