Uh, and if china says no more steel those Ohio plants will be back up to full capacity immediately, with no lapse to retool or get workers back in there, and the shift in pricing would have no impact on american industry versus the rest of the world?
You do know theres a world out there right? Croikey, I sincerely hope you're just a troll and not really this short sighted.
How would you prove the bolt did the damage? That IS a really good point I hadn't considered, but how would one conclusively claim (as in would hold up internationally as conclusive) that the man-made debris did the damage not some random chunks of "native" space debris?
I could see the cost being greater to have the damage properly examined than the damage would be technically worth.
Thats a fine long term strategy, but consider the fact that you can't simply put that production capacity back online overnight. If china ever made a QUICK change, it wouldnt shut things down forever, but it would certainly have years of impact.
Keeping in mind i've turned and welded chinese steel as well as pressed chinese seals and bearings for harvester rollers and sprockets. The only "Made in the USA" component WE made use of was our poly mix and the diphenylmethane diisocyanate terminating agent. We were adversely impacted by the steel issue alone i terms of bottom line, so if you think China has no influence over american industry then i'd REALLY like to know why.
What in the hell are you talking about? Theres more to prosperity than oil.
Remember who bought up all the steel reserves and is now slowly selling it back to the US? Have you ever been inside ANY manufacturing plant...at all..ever?
US industry would SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY if china pulled the plugs, or be cripplingly disadvantaged compared to the rest of the world if they decided to place punitive tarrifs. And if you think this is limited to crappy dvd players and laser pointers, do not forget that factory farms that are responsible for your daily food run off harvesters and harvester parts made primarily from components from china.
Do you have any idea how the world around you works at all?
I find the tag of sanctionthem rather odd as how, realistically, would one impose these sanctions? Economic sanctions would be met with retaliatory tariffs; Do not forget that economically, North America needs them more than they need us (i'm not sure of the situation for the rest of the world).
What's left, political pressure? Because of how much China listens to political pressure concerning their own policies? Military pressure?
I really do not see the Republican controlled FCC doing anything about this, however it is a good start to at least say they are investigating. I do have to take exception to that statement, while i agree with this most likely ending with nothing new. Look into FCC policies during american democratic administrations, or hell even hillary clintons current views on the subject.
did you read what i said at all? It has nothing to do with the article alone, I was bringing attention to the fact that Kevin Martin is stepping up to the plate on more than one front. Investigating this at ALL requires a fair bit of expense, and the fact that hes authorizing it is interesting in the first place.
But then again, i know its way too much to expect slashdot readers to think at all >70% these days.
Get off the kneejerk bandwagons and think for yourselves people.
Given the recent stories related to chairman Kevin Martin, one has to wonder if this is fitting a suddenoutbreakofcommonsense or just that cable companies havent kept up their "lobbying" efforts or stepped on some toes.
I sincerely hope its the former, but i'm cynical enough to expect the latter.
If these had an ANN with enough accuracy concerning state changes, it could self-monitor conditions and refuse to continue if it breaches a certain set of conditions, or force a return via routes known to be better cleared (get off the back roads during whiteouts man, the image processors cant handle polar bears in snowstorms!).
Course ANN's are probabilistic at best, so i guess that wouldnt be likely to get 5 nines let alone 100%.
The real question is, if it isnt sanctioned by law, what process can foreign visitors follow to complain? Who is the ombudsman?
I have this odd feeling that there isnt one. The CBP certainly do not list the procedures, nor is it easily found using their search or site maps. For all I know it may be there, but i sure am not running across the list of regulations concerning search and seizure of foreign visitors.
If it is sanctioned by law, well if you dont like it do not visit. Many area already thinking this way in the nebulous "rest of the world", although i almost want to thank the US for creating a HUGE influx of conferences being hosted in canada that used to be hosted in the US. Tim hortons alone is grinning ear to ear on that one.
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Ah crap in a hat =)
Just saw the title page and thought it seemed apt, then the table shortly thereafter.
As disclaimed, was a random googlery.
Uh, and if china says no more steel those Ohio plants will be back up to full capacity immediately, with no lapse to retool or get workers back in there, and the shift in pricing would have no impact on american industry versus the rest of the world?
You do know theres a world out there right? Croikey, I sincerely hope you're just a troll and not really this short sighted.
How would you prove the bolt did the damage? That IS a really good point I hadn't considered, but how would one conclusively claim (as in would hold up internationally as conclusive) that the man-made debris did the damage not some random chunks of "native" space debris?
I could see the cost being greater to have the damage properly examined than the damage would be technically worth.
Care of Jonathan Cummins, Patrick Diskin, Samuel Lau and Robert Parlett of the School of Computer Science, The University of Birmingham.
unremovability being one of their key points.
(DISCLAIMER: I have no idea on any of these things, google just happens to exist)
Thats a fine long term strategy, but consider the fact that you can't simply put that production capacity back online overnight. If china ever made a QUICK change, it wouldnt shut things down forever, but it would certainly have years of impact.
Might be a up there on the belligerence scale, but i'd put it neck and neck at best for whether china or the US has the most political arrogance.
I hear ya, its just that when the person also has a shotgun and a decidedly unpleasant expression it makes it a bit more of a judgement call =).
Keeping in mind i've turned and welded chinese steel as well as pressed chinese seals and bearings for harvester rollers and sprockets. The only "Made in the USA" component WE made use of was our poly mix and the diphenylmethane diisocyanate terminating agent. We were adversely impacted by the steel issue alone i terms of bottom line, so if you think China has no influence over american industry then i'd REALLY like to know why.
okay then. By what reasoning?
You do have reasons to believe what you believe right?
What in the hell are you talking about? Theres more to prosperity than oil.
Remember who bought up all the steel reserves and is now slowly selling it back to the US? Have you ever been inside ANY manufacturing plant...at all..ever?
US industry would SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY if china pulled the plugs, or be cripplingly disadvantaged compared to the rest of the world if they decided to place punitive tarrifs. And if you think this is limited to crappy dvd players and laser pointers, do not forget that factory farms that are responsible for your daily food run off harvesters and harvester parts made primarily from components from china.
Do you have any idea how the world around you works at all?
I find the tag of sanctionthem rather odd as how, realistically, would one impose these sanctions? Economic sanctions would be met with retaliatory tariffs; Do not forget that economically, North America needs them more than they need us (i'm not sure of the situation for the rest of the world).
What's left, political pressure? Because of how much China listens to political pressure concerning their own policies? Military pressure?
I do not see it.
Just a reminder we are currently at threat level Moving Pictures.
Up from Blackwatch Plaid.
Wind.
Dude.
Dunno about that, the MO itself is nothing new for the FCC. Check out this fellows response.
It would seem the screwovers are mainly for the cableco's this round.
dig, the bitter side of me can entirely see it being an issue of being outbid by telcoland (whether monitarily or some other form of gain).
The details are certainly not proof positive, but they are certainly indicative. Correlation != causation and all, but i hear ya.
Sucks all around.
did you read what i said at all? It has nothing to do with the article alone, I was bringing attention to the fact that Kevin Martin is stepping up to the plate on more than one front. Investigating this at ALL requires a fair bit of expense, and the fact that hes authorizing it is interesting in the first place.
But then again, i know its way too much to expect slashdot readers to think at all >70% these days.
Get off the kneejerk bandwagons and think for yourselves people.
If someone read the link i posted, Kevin martin is stepping up to the cable companies on more than one front.
Then again, i did forget this was slashdot. Receiving new data isnt the object of the exercise for some.
Given the recent stories related to chairman Kevin Martin, one has to wonder if this is fitting a suddenoutbreakofcommonsense or just that cable companies havent kept up their "lobbying" efforts or stepped on some toes.
I sincerely hope its the former, but i'm cynical enough to expect the latter.
If these had an ANN with enough accuracy concerning state changes, it could self-monitor conditions and refuse to continue if it breaches a certain set of conditions, or force a return via routes known to be better cleared (get off the back roads during whiteouts man, the image processors cant handle polar bears in snowstorms!).
Course ANN's are probabilistic at best, so i guess that wouldnt be likely to get 5 nines let alone 100%.
Thats what i'm saying with the information not being locatable, or at least not being in a reasonable location.
Hence, if there are no listed rules and regulations and one doesnt like the concept, stay away =)
The real question is, if it isnt sanctioned by law, what process can foreign visitors follow to complain? Who is the ombudsman?
I have this odd feeling that there isnt one. The CBP certainly do not list the procedures, nor is it easily found using their search or site maps. For all I know it may be there, but i sure am not running across the list of regulations concerning search and seizure of foreign visitors.
If it is sanctioned by law, well if you dont like it do not visit. Many area already thinking this way in the nebulous "rest of the world", although i almost want to thank the US for creating a HUGE influx of conferences being hosted in canada that used to be hosted in the US. Tim hortons alone is grinning ear to ear on that one.
Here's a picture of me when I was younger......
ALL PICTURES OF YOU ARE OF YOU WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER.
Heres a picture of me when i'm older....
You son of a bitch, where did you get that camera?
Ah, how i wish Mitch was still rambling.
The original skit is better. Its sad how popular that skit is and yet it seems 99% of people do not know of the creators =(.
Best video rendition imo had to be the one they did with the Summoner crew.