Using estimates from published research, the little coal-fired plant at the local university here in town, even though they use "clean" coal methods, still produces about $12 million in negative health impacts on people that live in the community. This primarily comes from fine particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrious oxide, and doesn't even include the cost of disposal of the coal ash. Major coal plants have a much larger impact on human health, particularly if they are located near population centers.
The goal is not to 'raise money to give money to the poor until they are no longer poor.' Rather, the goal is to create a society where people don't have suffer poverty - which is about high-quality, affordable education for all, accessible and affordable health care that doesn't bankrupt you when you get sick, an equitable society where all persons have opportunities regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or other minority status, and so on. R's and D's disagree substantially on many of the best strategies for these issues (take, affordable care act, for example).
I agree, having tried this a bit there is not much usefulness to what Twitter offers for research or data mining. But, then again, it's not intended to be a research tool. What it is intended to be, I suppose, as with all for-profit businesses, is a money-making machine. It seems to not do very well in that regard either.
Maybe if there is value to it as a service, it needs to go the non-profit route like Wikipedia?
Exactly - when the government decides we have "always been at war with Eurasia," instead at war with "Eastasia," this version of the truth would then be listed at the top of the page rank.
What we need is education about how to use Google as a tool to support critical thinking and the analysis of evidence. Not to just click on the top link and assume whatever is in there is "the answer." Maybe Google should focus more on educating its users about how their system works and how to evaluate the quality of information you find by using their services than on arbitrarily re-ordering page ranks.
The consensus in the nutrition research boils down to two things:
1. Don't eat too much.
2. Eat mostly plants.
If you want to add a #3, it would be "exercise."
Other than those points, nutrition research says more about the scientists, the design of the studies, and the complexity of the human body than it does about what you should eat (and should generally be ignored).
But don't forget it is also important to understand why only the counties with particular demographics ended up with the electronic voting machines in the first place.
Many Christians, including the Christian right, have offered tremendous support for refugees for decades and decades. But that doesn't get the same kind of attention that the few who loudly complain about refugees seem to get.
But remember, Tesla's are being driven on roads next to non-auto-pilot vehicles. You know, us idiots. So that likely brings the rate up. The true question is how much better the auto-pilot safety record would be if ALL cars were auto-pilot.
Not from TV, although PBS does offer some international news programs which focus on U.S. events from a very different perspective. If anything, Trump should be thanking the main news networks (both over the air and cable). They gave him thousands of hours of free coverage of his rallies, events, speeches, and even hours spent "waiting" for Trump to "do something." No other candidate even came close in free coverage.
The electoral college means the candidates don't campaign at all in the states where the outcome is a forgone conclusion. My state, for example, had hardly any visits or interest at all from either candidate because it was going to vote Republican. The only time we got any attention at all was brief stops to collect donation checks, but no real campaigning or advertising. If the popular vote mattered, what happened in full-on red and blue states would matter because your vote could still count toward your candidate's chance of winning (whereas my vote had no real impact whatsoever in a red state).
Who is going to pay the $2 million for your heart transplant (because, apparently, you don't have one)?
Or if you get hit by a bus and can't work any more?
Or if you get cancer and need chemo and need the same kind of immuno therapy?
That's how it works in society. I pay for you. You pay for me.
to learn how to run the stupid thing but I can't find them on the map and instead usually end up somehow accidentally subscribing for another 6 months of Sirius / XM.
Pell Grants (which do not have to be repaid) and subsidized loans, which do, but the interest is covered by the feds until they are paid (they are interest-deferred while in school).
Subsidized loans and a few grant programs are about the only way the federal government invests in higher education (not counting the research dollars, which are also huge but cover research activity). Most states have reduced their funding of the public institutions, which pretty much guarantees higher tuition for students. The biggest driver of costs in higher education is personnel, and one of the biggest personnel costs is health insurance.
If you want to reduce the cost of attending a public university, do two things: 1) encourage states to increase their subsidies for their public institutions and 2) get health care costs under control.
...local internet at work goes down and you can't even make a phone call, let alone answer email or get any real work done. Then you pull out the old smartphone and start working through your cell tower connection. This has happened twice now in the last week and one of the events lasted for nearly 4 hours.
Facebook would realize there is a huge market for people who don't want to be sold to advertisers and don't want their interactions with friends to be interrupted by >> invasive advertising all the time and may even be willing to pay for this service.
But what really matters is standard of living. Sure, they might make less money, but in the 1980s a cell phone cost thousands and barely worked, compared to what you can get for a few hundred bucks and $30 a month. Earning less money != worse life.
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Using estimates from published research, the little coal-fired plant at the local university here in town, even though they use "clean" coal methods, still produces about $12 million in negative health impacts on people that live in the community. This primarily comes from fine particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrious oxide, and doesn't even include the cost of disposal of the coal ash. Major coal plants have a much larger impact on human health, particularly if they are located near population centers.
The goal is not to 'raise money to give money to the poor until they are no longer poor.' Rather, the goal is to create a society where people don't have suffer poverty - which is about high-quality, affordable education for all, accessible and affordable health care that doesn't bankrupt you when you get sick, an equitable society where all persons have opportunities regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or other minority status, and so on. R's and D's disagree substantially on many of the best strategies for these issues (take, affordable care act, for example).
I agree, having tried this a bit there is not much usefulness to what Twitter offers for research or data mining. But, then again, it's not intended to be a research tool. What it is intended to be, I suppose, as with all for-profit businesses, is a money-making machine. It seems to not do very well in that regard either.
Maybe if there is value to it as a service, it needs to go the non-profit route like Wikipedia?
Exactly - when the government decides we have "always been at war with Eurasia," instead at war with "Eastasia," this version of the truth would then be listed at the top of the page rank.
What we need is education about how to use Google as a tool to support critical thinking and the analysis of evidence. Not to just click on the top link and assume whatever is in there is "the answer." Maybe Google should focus more on educating its users about how their system works and how to evaluate the quality of information you find by using their services than on arbitrarily re-ordering page ranks.
Filibuster exists for now, but that could change, too, and Republicans have openly talked about removing filibuster from the rules.
The consensus in the nutrition research boils down to two things:
1. Don't eat too much.
2. Eat mostly plants.
If you want to add a #3, it would be "exercise."
Other than those points, nutrition research says more about the scientists, the design of the studies, and the complexity of the human body than it does about what you should eat (and should generally be ignored).
But don't forget it is also important to understand why only the counties with particular demographics ended up with the electronic voting machines in the first place.
Many Christians, including the Christian right, have offered tremendous support for refugees for decades and decades. But that doesn't get the same kind of attention that the few who loudly complain about refugees seem to get.
But remember, Tesla's are being driven on roads next to non-auto-pilot vehicles. You know, us idiots. So that likely brings the rate up. The true question is how much better the auto-pilot safety record would be if ALL cars were auto-pilot.
Not from TV, although PBS does offer some international news programs which focus on U.S. events from a very different perspective. If anything, Trump should be thanking the main news networks (both over the air and cable). They gave him thousands of hours of free coverage of his rallies, events, speeches, and even hours spent "waiting" for Trump to "do something." No other candidate even came close in free coverage.
The electoral college means the candidates don't campaign at all in the states where the outcome is a forgone conclusion. My state, for example, had hardly any visits or interest at all from either candidate because it was going to vote Republican. The only time we got any attention at all was brief stops to collect donation checks, but no real campaigning or advertising. If the popular vote mattered, what happened in full-on red and blue states would matter because your vote could still count toward your candidate's chance of winning (whereas my vote had no real impact whatsoever in a red state).
Who is going to pay the $2 million for your heart transplant (because, apparently, you don't have one)?
Or if you get hit by a bus and can't work any more?
Or if you get cancer and need chemo and need the same kind of immuno therapy?
That's how it works in society. I pay for you. You pay for me.
But you have a Slashdot account. Wouldn't that be considered a social media account?
for Twitter. You can't fire your way to profitability.
Maybe they're more worried about Uber buying the cars themselves?
There were accurate, real news stories posted on Facebook? I must have the wrong friends.
to learn how to run the stupid thing but I can't find them on the map and instead usually end up somehow accidentally subscribing for another 6 months of Sirius / XM.
they pulled the same thing with my HP laptop. Except that it lasted only about 42 days and it was all original parts.
I'm sure the training will be *totally* effective and the effort given by the exiting staff will be minimal.
Pell Grants (which do not have to be repaid) and subsidized loans, which do, but the interest is covered by the feds until they are paid (they are interest-deferred while in school).
Subsidized loans and a few grant programs are about the only way the federal government invests in higher education (not counting the research dollars, which are also huge but cover research activity). Most states have reduced their funding of the public institutions, which pretty much guarantees higher tuition for students. The biggest driver of costs in higher education is personnel, and one of the biggest personnel costs is health insurance.
If you want to reduce the cost of attending a public university, do two things: 1) encourage states to increase their subsidies for their public institutions and 2) get health care costs under control.
...local internet at work goes down and you can't even make a phone call, let alone answer email or get any real work done. Then you pull out the old smartphone and start working through your cell tower connection. This has happened twice now in the last week and one of the events lasted for nearly 4 hours.
Facebook would realize there is a huge market for people who don't want to be sold to advertisers and don't want their interactions with friends to be interrupted by >> invasive advertising all the time and may even be willing to pay for this service.
Maybe this is a dumb question, but couldn't you just see fewer patients in a day so you have adequate time to spend with each one?
But what really matters is standard of living. Sure, they might make less money, but in the 1980s a cell phone cost thousands and barely worked, compared to what you can get for a few hundred bucks and $30 a month. Earning less money != worse life.