I agree! I just take exception to the "well, move to the city then! MEH!" Attitude.
You sound like a prospective European:) I'm from Ireland, we have only 1 big(ish) city here, with a population of a mere 1.5 million but with a footprint of several thousand km. The rest of the country is made up of "rural" villages and farmland, but nothing like American wildernesses. It is a high population density rural landscape; much of Europe is the same. It helps that we have on average better land here, no big dust bowls, etc.
Why not? The government builds roads. Network infrastructure is more useful than roads for the "information economy" all the talking heads keep banging on about, and if done properly will bring in a substantially larger return on investment for your local economy.
I can't be bothered registering with Akamai to read the full report, but from the link you posted, it would appear that they are only evaluating the performance of connections that are running at at least 10mbps. Is this true? If it is, it will give extremely skewed results. Most basic connections dsl here would be ~8mbps, and that is what most people will get. I'm hearing anecdotal horror stories of 1mbps or worse connections in other countries (*cough* America *cough*); are all of these being excluded? I'm not sure how meaningful it is to compare the best available in countries, rather than the median, when you are reporting what effectively is a survey of the level of service consumers are receiving.
Remember that the average sea level depends on its high and low tide marks. These are different depending on location and geography; the tidal bulge in the ocean will vary due to differences in landmass distribution, and also from being channelled through narrow straights, up long estuaries, etc. Have a look at the tidal range section here for some examples.
It is possible that there are aother factors regarding the sea level in New York, like isostatic rebound, or ground sinking due to aquifers being depleted, or other phenomena. There are places in the world where the land is rising compared to the sea level, an example would be around the Baltic. It is entirely possible that New York harbour could be seeing sea levels rising faster than the global average, I don't know if it is or not.
If the "threatening" now-faster-rate of sea level rise is on the order of a 3.3 mm/year, then how is it that the sea levels in NY harbors have "risen more than a foot since the beginning of the 20th century (which would be 1900AD.)
1000mm / cm
2.54 centimeters / inch
12 inches / foot...we're talking 30 centimeters.
Wikipedia (linked above) says the *current rate*, which is *faster* than previous, is 3.3 mm / year. 113 years (since 1900) is 372.9 mm if we count 3.3 mm / year for EVERY year since then. That's a total of 3.72 cm (isn't metric easy?) or between one and two inches.
And actually, Wikipedia reports sea level rise this way: "Between 1870 and 2004, global average sea levels rose 195 mm", which is less than an inch.
So, a foot, how? [grumble]
There are only 10mm in 1 cm. So that would be 37.2cm, or 14.68 inches, since 1900. I think you'll find thats more than a foot.
As for rebound spying, while I wouldn't put it past certain US agencies of doing that, it is unlikely, and to automatically assume this is the case is to reveal a skewed worldview where the United States is the sole cause of evil in the world.
If the judge knew that the misinformation was the problem, and he ordered the video taken down, then he is either a numbskull or evil, in that he is abusing his power to attempt to unnecessarily suppress information that does not belong to him. There's no third way.
Misinformation is quite obviously not the only problem. This was a video posted asking for someone to be blamed, and someone maliciously pointed a finger at someone who was close to being on the opposite side of the world at the time. If the malicious comment is removed but the video remains, someone else will be blamed. Leaving aside the whole issue of the futility of removing an object from the internet, the judge was correct in ascertaining that the problem was indeed the video, as it was an invitation to accuse, rather than serving any real purpose of justice. Everyone has been stiffed at some point, if some cabbie wants to make sure it doesn't happen again he should just spend some time showing the video to his colleagues. But the cabbies here are all probably too busy trying to get laws passed banning foreign drivers. Couldn't find a reference, but there was recently legislation here to affirm your right to skip taxis in a queue to find one that is to your liking, obviously because of cleanliness standards, or because you're a snob who insists on a Merc. Nothing to do with the fact the first guy in the queue was from Uganda, no sir, nothing like that at all.
Not only does it show an outright scary lack of understanding of how the internet works (in the organizational sense), but it also proves him as so out of touch with the reality of the modern world that he doesn't even recognize the sort of memes we pretty much take for granted - In this case, the "Streisand effect".
Thats a bit unfair really. A lot of older people will have no idea about recent memes on the internet, despite being quite knowledgeable about computers. I know people who have worked in IT since they started out repairing mechanical counting machines, and if I ever need help with a tits-up RS-6000 I'll go straight to them for help. I doubt they'd know what the Streisand effect refers to. Why should a judge?
Yes, well New York is an engineering marvel. My dad worked in construction on the underground water supply system there, and the photos I saw of it were incredible. I live in a city that is officially 115 square km in size, probably 2000 when you include all the suburbs and outlying dormitory towns, all coming to a grand total of about 1.5 million people, and our rush-hour traffic isn't great. Manhattan has 15 million people commuting into an area under 90 square km every day. Building that density of infrastructure across an area the size of Texas would frankly be a waste if you were starting from scratch. Better off spending it on offworld colonisation.
I agree with that wholeheartedly. The counterpoint however, is that in America you can get tied up in the courts to the point of bankruptcy very easily against your will with no wrongdoing on your part. Don't assume that everything about your system is better. (Neither UK nor US here)
For crab lovers, bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. Carbon-absorbing crabs put all their energy into upgrading shells, not flesh — like a mansion without much furniture. So diners might be disappointed years from now when they crack open huge crabs and find little meat.
The little article about Jimmy Saville appended to the bottom of the page was a particularly disgusting piece of work. The clear intention was to portray the teacher as a child abuser.
Not so important for you Americans I guess. Try living in Europe, or if u wanna stay over there, Alaska or Canada. Here in Ireland, in midwinter, even with daylight saving time, it gets bright (after some dawn twilight) soon after 9 am. It's dark again by 17:00. You go to work and come home from work in the dark. When mid-summer comes around, it starts getting too dark to see at about at 23:30 and gets bright again at 03:00. It's even more drastic in much of Europe. So, we'll be keeping daylight saving time, thankyou very much.
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I've worked for at least a dozen companies so far in my carrier
Damn, that is a big boat.
Poor people in cities don't get these benefits, and they're worse off than many rural poor.
Indeed. I'd rather be a poor man near a field of cabbages & potatoes than a poor man surrounded by concrete.
I agree! I just take exception to the "well, move to the city then! MEH!" Attitude.
You sound like a prospective European :) I'm from Ireland, we have only 1 big(ish) city here, with a population of a mere 1.5 million but with a footprint of several thousand km. The rest of the country is made up of "rural" villages and farmland, but nothing like American wildernesses. It is a high population density rural landscape; much of Europe is the same. It helps that we have on average better land here, no big dust bowls, etc.
I don't want the gubmint to subsidize shit.
Why not? The government builds roads. Network infrastructure is more useful than roads for the "information economy" all the talking heads keep banging on about, and if done properly will bring in a substantially larger return on investment for your local economy.
I can't be bothered registering with Akamai to read the full report, but from the link you posted, it would appear that they are only evaluating the performance of connections that are running at at least 10mbps. Is this true? If it is, it will give extremely skewed results. Most basic connections dsl here would be ~8mbps, and that is what most people will get. I'm hearing anecdotal horror stories of 1mbps or worse connections in other countries (*cough* America *cough*); are all of these being excluded? I'm not sure how meaningful it is to compare the best available in countries, rather than the median, when you are reporting what effectively is a survey of the level of service consumers are receiving.
Remember that the average sea level depends on its high and low tide marks. These are different depending on location and geography; the tidal bulge in the ocean will vary due to differences in landmass distribution, and also from being channelled through narrow straights, up long estuaries, etc. Have a look at the tidal range section here for some examples.
It is possible that there are aother factors regarding the sea level in New York, like isostatic rebound, or ground sinking due to aquifers being depleted, or other phenomena. There are places in the world where the land is rising compared to the sea level, an example would be around the Baltic. It is entirely possible that New York harbour could be seeing sea levels rising faster than the global average, I don't know if it is or not.
If the "threatening" now-faster-rate of sea level rise is on the order of a 3.3 mm/year, then how is it that the sea levels in NY harbors have "risen more than a foot since the beginning of the 20th century (which would be 1900AD.)
1000mm / cm ...we're talking 30 centimeters.
2.54 centimeters / inch
12 inches / foot
Wikipedia (linked above) says the *current rate*, which is *faster* than previous, is 3.3 mm / year. 113 years (since 1900) is 372.9 mm if we count 3.3 mm / year for EVERY year since then. That's a total of 3.72 cm (isn't metric easy?) or between one and two inches.
And actually, Wikipedia reports sea level rise this way: "Between 1870 and 2004, global average sea levels rose 195 mm", which is less than an inch.
So, a foot, how? [grumble]
There are only 10mm in 1 cm. So that would be 37.2cm, or 14.68 inches, since 1900. I think you'll find thats more than a foot.
As for rebound spying, while I wouldn't put it past certain US agencies of doing that, it is unlikely, and to automatically assume this is the case is to reveal a skewed worldview where the United States is the sole cause of evil in the world.
Can I say false dichotomy?
Communism is opposed due to what it is, a horrid system that killed tens of millions of humans in pursuit of a perfect society.
A horrid system indeed, but think how bad things would be if those tens of millions of people in pursuit of a perfect society had survived.
So? You file it under the spectrum and specify the severity.
Yup. Just like what colour a light is is filed as being on the electromagnetic spectrum and having a certain luminosity.
If the judge knew that the misinformation was the problem, and he ordered the video taken down, then he is either a numbskull or evil, in that he is abusing his power to attempt to unnecessarily suppress information that does not belong to him. There's no third way.
Misinformation is quite obviously not the only problem. This was a video posted asking for someone to be blamed, and someone maliciously pointed a finger at someone who was close to being on the opposite side of the world at the time. If the malicious comment is removed but the video remains, someone else will be blamed. Leaving aside the whole issue of the futility of removing an object from the internet, the judge was correct in ascertaining that the problem was indeed the video, as it was an invitation to accuse, rather than serving any real purpose of justice. Everyone has been stiffed at some point, if some cabbie wants to make sure it doesn't happen again he should just spend some time showing the video to his colleagues. But the cabbies here are all probably too busy trying to get laws passed banning foreign drivers. Couldn't find a reference, but there was recently legislation here to affirm your right to skip taxis in a queue to find one that is to your liking, obviously because of cleanliness standards, or because you're a snob who insists on a Merc. Nothing to do with the fact the first guy in the queue was from Uganda, no sir, nothing like that at all.
Not only does it show an outright scary lack of understanding of how the internet works (in the organizational sense), but it also proves him as so out of touch with the reality of the modern world that he doesn't even recognize the sort of memes we pretty much take for granted - In this case, the "Streisand effect".
Thats a bit unfair really. A lot of older people will have no idea about recent memes on the internet, despite being quite knowledgeable about computers. I know people who have worked in IT since they started out repairing mechanical counting machines, and if I ever need help with a tits-up RS-6000 I'll go straight to them for help. I doubt they'd know what the Streisand effect refers to. Why should a judge?
Sshhhhh. Go away with your common sense, the trolls want to burn the old man judge who doesn't understand the internet.
Aww guys, who voted this down. This deserves a +5 funny.
It does not come from the food you eat
Wrong. The carbon in CO2 you breath out does come from the food you eat.
irony adjective Like goldy, or silvery, except made out of iron.
Yes, well New York is an engineering marvel. My dad worked in construction on the underground water supply system there, and the photos I saw of it were incredible. I live in a city that is officially 115 square km in size, probably 2000 when you include all the suburbs and outlying dormitory towns, all coming to a grand total of about 1.5 million people, and our rush-hour traffic isn't great. Manhattan has 15 million people commuting into an area under 90 square km every day. Building that density of infrastructure across an area the size of Texas would frankly be a waste if you were starting from scratch. Better off spending it on offworld colonisation.
gigiday
Say that several times over really fast :D
You may have missed the point of the person you are replying to. I read it as referring to people who would want to attack the army, not those in it.
Awww, c'mon, the man got -1 Insightful. He deserves an award of some sort.
I agree with that wholeheartedly. The counterpoint however, is that in America you can get tied up in the courts to the point of bankruptcy very easily against your will with no wrongdoing on your part. Don't assume that everything about your system is better. (Neither UK nor US here)
For crab lovers, bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. Carbon-absorbing crabs put all their energy into upgrading shells, not flesh — like a mansion without much furniture. So diners might be disappointed years from now when they crack open huge crabs and find little meat.
Transgender teacher kills self after Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn denounces her
Fuck the Daily Mail.
The little article about Jimmy Saville appended to the bottom of the page was a particularly disgusting piece of work. The clear intention was to portray the teacher as a child abuser.
Not so important for you Americans I guess. Try living in Europe, or if u wanna stay over there, Alaska or Canada. Here in Ireland, in midwinter, even with daylight saving time, it gets bright (after some dawn twilight) soon after 9 am. It's dark again by 17:00. You go to work and come home from work in the dark. When mid-summer comes around, it starts getting too dark to see at about at 23:30 and gets bright again at 03:00. It's even more drastic in much of Europe. So, we'll be keeping daylight saving time, thankyou very much.