First, there should be clear guidelines on conduct for a forum.
Second, moderate tightly to those guidelines.
Third, boot those who don't follow the guidelines.
So, the idea that this is newsworthy, is the shock to me. In Junior High (a goodly number of years ago) the benefit of a Master lock was that when you forgot or lost your key, you took a buddies shoe, whacked it solid on the top and it came open.
If you're buying a Master Lock, or any similar style lock, that it is somehow theft-proof is naive at best. You're buying a deterrent. On your school locker, the school ne'er-do-well' can't simply rummage your stuff as he slinks on through. sure he could take his shoe and whack it open, but that's noisy, and likely draw suspicion.
Master Lock sells stuff that generally does the job, just recognize what you're buying and get on with life.
It is not 'keeping the aliens from fucking with your brain waves'.
As we all know, they are much more intelligent than we, and they no longer copulate in the traditional sense. What they do, is they 'copulate with brain waves' (switched verbs for clarity of point). And when they do abduct you (given your incredible advanced intellect it's a given), you know what you're in for.
And by the way, the reason foil hats work, is that as we all have probably noticed, someone wearing an aluminum foil hat, looks utterly ridiculous, which completely shoots the cross species sex appeal.
So, my experience may be part of the reason the market is not there. In my way-back machine, I had one of the original "Pocket Pc's", a HTC 8525. I liked the device (it was really more of a tiny computer than phone) with the slide out keyboard, and integrated well with Office.
When I finally laid it to rest (sadly), the one issue I had was that my eyes no longer could cope with the screen size (I tended to use it to type full emails, not just quick texts) and some spreadsheet work. In any case, at the phone store, I asked;
"What's your biggest device?"
And was handed the original Galaxy Note (which I just replaced with a Note 4).
Through this period, tablets were theoretically the "hot item" (as well as all the electronic book thingies).
Never saw the purpose. With the Note, I could pretty much do what the folks carrying both the phone, and tablet around could do. And it was a phone.
The marketing gurus, I believe, missed the impact of the larger devices (really can't call them phones, and phablets is too goofy). For what people use a tablet for the Galaxy (and the iPhone 6+) handle. If I need computing power, either a desktop or laptop, but not a tablet.
So, the main use of carbon tet was manufacturing the CFC's. this is replacing a chlorine with a fluorine. Done in a manufacturing facility. So, if this is due to it still being used for that purpose, you'd be able to look at the presence of the products. If plants have leaky manufacturing processes, you should see the carbon tet as well as the CFC's.
If I were to guess, it's degassing from old landfills.
Chemically it's not going to happen. Carbon tet is fluorinated to make the CFC's. The CFC's, in use are largely unreactive. We need to recharge due to leaks, not due to decompostion. In the atmosphere, the CFC's aren't going to have a ready source for the chlorine to somehow react back to carbon tet.
The point here is that the concept of a worm-hole has been theoretical and the domain of Sci-Fi. It is a huge event if we are able to verify. My guess is that the verification will have ramifications in the theoretical physics, simply because so much has been strictly theory.
Fluke is a manufacturer of higher quality testing equipment, and has put in a lot of effort on brand recognition. It is not by accident that these units match. Now it may be that Sparkfun simply purchased a bunch of cheap Chinese units who had copied the trademarked systems, but it's not Fluke who is at fault here nor should be villanized.
As an employer of "STEM" individuals, I would disagree on the surplus. Now, the area is fairly specialized as an environmental testing lab, and I wonder if that is part of the issue. For our entry level positions, I expect to need to do considerable training, but if I need an individual with prior experience, it is highly rare for me to receive resumes from more than 1 - 2 individuals that actually have the experience necessary. As a $4M company with a staff of about 15 chemists (as in small to very small business) we are often looking nationally to fill experienced positions. If I had need for a larger labor pool as most of the discussion is really about, does that drive the need for a international labor pool?
So, the question that strikes me, is it that the field has so many very narrow specialties, that the university fundamentally cannot put together the program? Does a company want to drive labor costs down? I do not believe that question needs to be answered. But my perspective, the larger impact is not having qualified staff than the salary.
Finally, and I suspect I am the minority here (at/.) when STEM is discussed, it needs to be remembered that it extends well beyond the computer, and programming disciplines.
Exactly. But if we (and I mean that in the collective sense), allow dopes to get elected, who will enact laws like this, then who's to blame.
If you're sitting in the State of South Carolina, it's you and folk who believe a science based education 4 who need to fix this. If South Carolina, has literally the majority of its residents believing this is an appropriate, then there is not much we can do about it.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
The religious right is very good at picking up bits and pieces of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and using it to motivate their followers to vote. The center and left pretty much suck at that.
So, is the point Catholicism, the Church of England, etc have no issue here, or that the movement against science education is being driven by what I believe (and hope) is a very vocal minority.
I'm not quite certain what it is (Protestantism, Evangelical, or something else), but they are there and very vocal. And more vocal than what I hope is the majority, and they are more vocal to the extent they end up with laws like this passed.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
The religious right is very good at picking up bits and peices of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and using it to motivate their followers to vote. The center and left pretty much suck at that.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
So, if a State chooses to not teach their children what is accepted in the scientific community, should this be their prerogative? At the same time, a decade later, when their students do not fair well at college, or professionally, they should be comfortable with that aspect to their decisions.
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First, there should be clear guidelines on conduct for a forum. Second, moderate tightly to those guidelines. Third, boot those who don't follow the guidelines.
So, the idea that this is newsworthy, is the shock to me. In Junior High (a goodly number of years ago) the benefit of a Master lock was that when you forgot or lost your key, you took a buddies shoe, whacked it solid on the top and it came open. If you're buying a Master Lock, or any similar style lock, that it is somehow theft-proof is naive at best. You're buying a deterrent. On your school locker, the school ne'er-do-well' can't simply rummage your stuff as he slinks on through. sure he could take his shoe and whack it open, but that's noisy, and likely draw suspicion. Master Lock sells stuff that generally does the job, just recognize what you're buying and get on with life.
My question would be is it superior to the Warthog when you're talking ground attack, that's the benchmark. The F-35 can't match the Warthog either.
You're almost right.
It is not 'keeping the aliens from fucking with your brain waves'.
As we all know, they are much more intelligent than we, and they no longer copulate in the traditional sense. What they do, is they 'copulate with brain waves' (switched verbs for clarity of point). And when they do abduct you (given your incredible advanced intellect it's a given), you know what you're in for.
And by the way, the reason foil hats work, is that as we all have probably noticed, someone wearing an aluminum foil hat, looks utterly ridiculous, which completely shoots the cross species sex appeal.
So, my experience may be part of the reason the market is not there. In my way-back machine, I had one of the original "Pocket Pc's", a HTC 8525. I liked the device (it was really more of a tiny computer than phone) with the slide out keyboard, and integrated well with Office. When I finally laid it to rest (sadly), the one issue I had was that my eyes no longer could cope with the screen size (I tended to use it to type full emails, not just quick texts) and some spreadsheet work. In any case, at the phone store, I asked; "What's your biggest device?" And was handed the original Galaxy Note (which I just replaced with a Note 4). Through this period, tablets were theoretically the "hot item" (as well as all the electronic book thingies). Never saw the purpose. With the Note, I could pretty much do what the folks carrying both the phone, and tablet around could do. And it was a phone. The marketing gurus, I believe, missed the impact of the larger devices (really can't call them phones, and phablets is too goofy). For what people use a tablet for the Galaxy (and the iPhone 6+) handle. If I need computing power, either a desktop or laptop, but not a tablet.
So, the main use of carbon tet was manufacturing the CFC's. this is replacing a chlorine with a fluorine. Done in a manufacturing facility. So, if this is due to it still being used for that purpose, you'd be able to look at the presence of the products. If plants have leaky manufacturing processes, you should see the carbon tet as well as the CFC's.
If I were to guess, it's degassing from old landfills.
Chemically it's not going to happen. Carbon tet is fluorinated to make the CFC's. The CFC's, in use are largely unreactive. We need to recharge due to leaks, not due to decompostion. In the atmosphere, the CFC's aren't going to have a ready source for the chlorine to somehow react back to carbon tet.
The point here is that the concept of a worm-hole has been theoretical and the domain of Sci-Fi. It is a huge event if we are able to verify. My guess is that the verification will have ramifications in the theoretical physics, simply because so much has been strictly theory.
Is there anything to say there can't be alien dicks?
Fluke is a manufacturer of higher quality testing equipment, and has put in a lot of effort on brand recognition. It is not by accident that these units match. Now it may be that Sparkfun simply purchased a bunch of cheap Chinese units who had copied the trademarked systems, but it's not Fluke who is at fault here nor should be villanized.
As an employer of "STEM" individuals, I would disagree on the surplus. Now, the area is fairly specialized as an environmental testing lab, and I wonder if that is part of the issue. For our entry level positions, I expect to need to do considerable training, but if I need an individual with prior experience, it is highly rare for me to receive resumes from more than 1 - 2 individuals that actually have the experience necessary. As a $4M company with a staff of about 15 chemists (as in small to very small business) we are often looking nationally to fill experienced positions. If I had need for a larger labor pool as most of the discussion is really about, does that drive the need for a international labor pool?
/.) when STEM is discussed, it needs to be remembered that it extends well beyond the computer, and programming disciplines.
So, the question that strikes me, is it that the field has so many very narrow specialties, that the university fundamentally cannot put together the program? Does a company want to drive labor costs down? I do not believe that question needs to be answered. But my perspective, the larger impact is not having qualified staff than the salary.
Finally, and I suspect I am the minority here (at
"An entire state of uneducated idiots is going to be detrimental outside that State's boundaries."
It is very rare for me to admit this, but you've run rings around me logically.
Exactly. But if we (and I mean that in the collective sense), allow dopes to get elected, who will enact laws like this, then who's to blame.
If you're sitting in the State of South Carolina, it's you and folk who believe a science based education 4 who need to fix this. If South Carolina, has literally the majority of its residents believing this is an appropriate, then there is not much we can do about it.
Sadly, I find your point highly accurate, humorous (I refuse to use the acronym LOL), and dispiriting; all at the same time. C'est la vie.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
The religious right is very good at picking up bits and pieces of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and using it to motivate their followers to vote. The center and left pretty much suck at that.
But I like alchemy and heresy!?!
So, is the point Catholicism, the Church of England, etc have no issue here, or that the movement against science education is being driven by what I believe (and hope) is a very vocal minority.
I'm not quite certain what it is (Protestantism, Evangelical, or something else), but they are there and very vocal. And more vocal than what I hope is the majority, and they are more vocal to the extent they end up with laws like this passed.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
The religious right is very good at picking up bits and peices of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and using it to motivate their followers to vote. The center and left pretty much suck at that.
It seems that there is fairly strong sentiment on the issue, and if so, there should not be a State legislature voting this crap in.
It is very hard to relocate, and pick up a family, but if the State I were in, the true majority of the people believed this, I would think it time for a permanent field trip.
I think though, that those that feel strongly on the issue are getting to the polls in stronger numbers and tipping the balance in favor of these laws.
The Catholic Church is pretty comfortable with the theory of evolution thingie.
So, if a State chooses to not teach their children what is accepted in the scientific community, should this be their prerogative? At the same time, a decade later, when their students do not fair well at college, or professionally, they should be comfortable with that aspect to their decisions.
Yes. You would be able to walk to Europe - no damn ocean in the way!
Just because you can does not mean that you should. The US intelligence community oft gets confused on this.
Mass spectroscopy as we know it will die!!! (Or we have to switch to PFK).