Grab a chunk of natural, untreated wood and leave it in water for a few months. It'll absorb water and sink like a rock, then it'll rot. It's not going to be carrying passengers across an ocean, unlike treated everything-proof wood you'd use on a ship or a dock.
Contrary to your claim, a piece of driftwood has been floating in Crater Lake, Oregon for well over a century.
Grab a chunk of natural, untreated wood and leave it in water for a few months. It'll absorb water and sink like a rock, then it'll rot. It's not going to be carrying passengers across an ocean, unlike treated everything-proof wood you'd use on a ship or a dock.
However, I suspect the length of time timber can remain afloat varies greatly by species. This might be a good research opportunity. Are there any natural timbers in this debris? If so, what species?
Stick a natural log in a tank of water for a couple months. It will absorb water, sink to the bottom of the tank, and then start to rot. It would drift maybe a couple hundred miles in an ocean before that happens. It's not going to be crossing an ocean.
I sure hope no one tries to intervene and prevent this from happening. This is not a man made occurrence, but an entirely natural one. It shouldn't be stopped, but instead studied. This is a potential evolutionary force that has never been studied.
Yeah, it might have an economic impact. Some fish species may become extinct, and I propose we raise the tasty ones on fish farms. However, interfering with this natural process would be as dangerous as any man made cause of extinction.
The first car sucked. The first bicycle sucked. It's a goddamn proof of concept, people. Stop shit-talking it, this is how progress is made.
The first solar aircraft was built in 1974. This is hardly the first. By 1981, a solar powered aircraft flew 163 miles. The fact it took 31 years to increase the range by a factor of ~3 is piss poor IMHO.
Parent is correct. However, you don't have to work exclusively for U.S. companies that offshore labor. Many U.S. companies are looking to expand to the Chinese market, and want native English speakers on the ground in China.(Specifically automotive companies) Unfortunately, not many Americans are keen to move to China.
This is why I never bought the whole "we should leave more things up to the states to decide" line of argument: as bad as the US Congress is, state legislatures are generally solidly worse; they just don't get as much press.
In my opinion, the lack of press coverage is why state legislatures are so bad.
State and local governments generally have a bigger impact on your day to day life than the federal government, yet no one pays any attention to them.
Unless your dealing with medical equipment or servers don't bother with some expensive custom solution.
This isn't an expensive custom solution. It's becoming more common in new construction. Home Depot has several models to choose from, some as low as $30.
MATLAB was originally called matrix laboratory. It was created for working with matrices. Therefore, when you tell it to multiply or divide its default is matrix multiplication and division. If you want it to do element-wise operations, you have to tell it specifically to do so.
Although I agree, it's a PITA as most people don't use its matrix handling capabilities.
Look, first generations of new technology are never about "saving money". Do you really think people bought the first iPhone because they could "save money"?
People buy the latest iGadget because they believe in the company as well as the technology. The technology of the Volt may be fine, but I think GM still has a stigma of being bad atproductdevelopment.
A wise engineer once told me, "one blunder in the car industry takes decades of perfect execution to recover." The Volt may be a perfect car, but few will buy it based on GM's past mistakes.
Having driven through the Fowler Ridge Windfarm in Indiana, I didn't notice any sound. At least nothing that was louder than the road noise my car makes.
You can get surprisingly close to those windmills. Most people I've spoken to seem to find them quite majestic. The only concern is all of the people that stop on the shoulder to take pictures.
Note: this is not my Panoramio account. I just linked to is as a visual aid.
Angular velocity is a better way to measure the speed of a spinning object, because it factors out the object's diameter. Sure, 300Mm per hour sounds fast, but for an object that size, it's probably not a very impressive angular velocity.
I'm interested in whether this would apply for bacteria only or if it goes for viruses as well. You see, bowel disorders (specifically inflammatory bowel disease) are a lot more prevalent in children with autism than in children without. I'm probably going to be flamed to hell for this, but this study would suggest that there might yet be a possible link between vaccines and autism.
However the trick is in linking autism, to IBD, to the hygiene hypothesis, to vaccines. It's an interesting hypothesis, and worth investigating in my opinion. I would like to see a trial of helminthic therapy on autistic patients to see if there is any improvement.
Whoa guys! Ford has been allowing end user firmware upgrades since the SYNC system was rolled out. The salesman even told me how to do it when we bought my wife's car two years ago. I've even done it myself through the Ford website. Also note, that this upgrade does not change the ECU, only the SYNC system. Also note, that this mass USB stick mailing is for MyFordTouch, not SYNC (MyFordTouch is built on top of the SYNC system, but includes a touchscreen, and are commonly confused).
In summary:
User firmware upgrades !new
User firmware upgrades !experimental
Mass USB mailings !SYNC
The only thing experimental is the mass mailing of USB sticks.
P.S. I may have 1 and 2 switched. However, my point is, brain teasers (i.e. aptitude tests) and work examples are both good indicators of workplace performance. Don't use methods 4-8 to select new hires (unfortunately most companies do!)
I took a class in organizational psychology back in college. Once of the sections was on best hiring practices. From what I remember, the best correlations to job performance were:(in order from best to worst)
1. aptitude tests (can you learn the required skills)
2. work examples (do you know the required skills)
3. Structured interviews (same questions given to each candidate)
4. Unstructured interviews (on the fly questions)
5. Resume/ CV
6. Personality test
7. Drug test
8. Honesty test
The last two had very poor correlation to workplace performance. For the best results, use the top 3.
Did I read that right? They built this thing for only $2 million dollars!
Ten years in the making, the US$2-million project is nearly ready for its inaugural run.
That's incredibly cheap for a project like this. Over the 10 years it took to build, that's only $200k/yr. That's only 2 or 3 salaries, not including materials, and overhead.
I would at least know that my money goes to workers who work decent hours, get a decent pay, and aren't otherwise abused.
Yes, you will know the workers weren't abused in a traditional sense. However, workers in the US didn't always have the rights they do today. I doubt workers in the 3rd world will remain abused as well. These kinds of reform take time, and we are already seeing conditions improve.
I don't see why it's an either-or. I would rather see citizens of those countries working in jobs that supply their own, domestic market with goods that it needs - and it surely needs a lot.
What you're describing is, essentially, charity under the guise of a commercial operation.
It's not charity, it's economics. Why give away money in aid, when you can trade goods and services to benefit everyone? In the long run, it reduces costs to everyone, with a temporary loss in wages to the US. The Chinese economy will grow, and increase its demand for goods and services. This increase in demand will be met through importing goods from the rest of the world. The U.S. will have a massive new market to sell it's goods and services and the trade imbalance will vanish or even reverse!
Why should U.S. be in the business of providing jobs to citizens of China?
Who says we are? We aren't in the business of providing anyone jobs. We're in the business to make money.
Would you rather pay a premium to buy American products and watch news stories about starving children in third world countries (you do donate to those children...don't you?), or would you rather put those children's parents to work making your iProduct?
People tend not to care about other people an ocean away because we don't see them every day. However, they are people too. Just because they don't live next door, they live in another country, or they don't look like you, doesn't mean you shouldn't care about them. We may have high unemployment in the US right now, but being unemployed in the US is not like being unemployed in a third world country. Buying goods made overseas isn't only economically sound, it's morally sound as well.
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Grab a chunk of natural, untreated wood and leave it in water for a few months. It'll absorb water and sink like a rock, then it'll rot. It's not going to be carrying passengers across an ocean, unlike treated everything-proof wood you'd use on a ship or a dock.
Contrary to your claim, a piece of driftwood has been floating in Crater Lake, Oregon for well over a century.
Grab a chunk of natural, untreated wood and leave it in water for a few months. It'll absorb water and sink like a rock, then it'll rot. It's not going to be carrying passengers across an ocean, unlike treated everything-proof wood you'd use on a ship or a dock.
Has anyone tested this experimentally? I've heard of hardwoods becoming waterlogged and sinking, but that doesn't cause rot. The lack of oxygen and low temperatures actually preserve the wood.
However, I suspect the length of time timber can remain afloat varies greatly by species. This might be a good research opportunity. Are there any natural timbers in this debris? If so, what species?
Stick a natural log in a tank of water for a couple months. It will absorb water, sink to the bottom of the tank, and then start to rot. It would drift maybe a couple hundred miles in an ocean before that happens. It's not going to be crossing an ocean.
Care to cite a source for that factoid?
I sure hope no one tries to intervene and prevent this from happening. This is not a man made occurrence, but an entirely natural one. It shouldn't be stopped, but instead studied. This is a potential evolutionary force that has never been studied.
Yeah, it might have an economic impact. Some fish species may become extinct, and I propose we raise the tasty ones on fish farms. However, interfering with this natural process would be as dangerous as any man made cause of extinction.
The first car sucked. The first bicycle sucked. It's a goddamn proof of concept, people. Stop shit-talking it, this is how progress is made.
The first solar aircraft was built in 1974. This is hardly the first. By 1981, a solar powered aircraft flew 163 miles. The fact it took 31 years to increase the range by a factor of ~3 is piss poor IMHO.
Wake me when it circumnavigates the globe without stopping. Then I'll be impressed.
There are in fact a number of cases of "dirty cops" in jail and also collecting their pension.
If so, you should have no problem providing specific examples of at least a few of them.
My personal favorite.
Parent is correct. However, you don't have to work exclusively for U.S. companies that offshore labor. Many U.S. companies are looking to expand to the Chinese market, and want native English speakers on the ground in China.(Specifically automotive companies) Unfortunately, not many Americans are keen to move to China.
This may be a valuable opportunity if you are willing to reinvent yourself.
This is why I never bought the whole "we should leave more things up to the states to decide" line of argument: as bad as the US Congress is, state legislatures are generally solidly worse; they just don't get as much press.
In my opinion, the lack of press coverage is why state legislatures are so bad.
State and local governments generally have a bigger impact on your day to day life than the federal government, yet no one pays any attention to them.
Unless your dealing with medical equipment or servers don't bother with some expensive custom solution.
This isn't an expensive custom solution. It's becoming more common in new construction. Home Depot has several models to choose from, some as low as $30.
The question is, how good is it?
MATLAB was originally called matrix laboratory. It was created for working with matrices. Therefore, when you tell it to multiply or divide its default is matrix multiplication and division. If you want it to do element-wise operations, you have to tell it specifically to do so.
Although I agree, it's a PITA as most people don't use its matrix handling capabilities.
Look, first generations of new technology are never about "saving money". Do you really think people bought the first iPhone because they could "save money"?
People buy the latest iGadget because they believe in the company as well as the technology. The technology of the Volt may be fine, but I think GM still has a stigma of being bad at product development.
A wise engineer once told me, "one blunder in the car industry takes decades of perfect execution to recover." The Volt may be a perfect car, but few will buy it based on GM's past mistakes.
Having driven through the Fowler Ridge Windfarm in Indiana, I didn't notice any sound. At least nothing that was louder than the road noise my car makes.
You can get surprisingly close to those windmills. Most people I've spoken to seem to find them quite majestic. The only concern is all of the people that stop on the shoulder to take pictures.
Note: this is not my Panoramio account. I just linked to is as a visual aid.
Yes, the Green Revolution in India is an excellent case study on this problem.
Angular velocity is a better way to measure the speed of a spinning object, because it factors out the object's diameter. Sure, 300Mm per hour sounds fast, but for an object that size, it's probably not a very impressive angular velocity.
I'm interested in whether this would apply for bacteria only or if it goes for viruses as well. You see, bowel disorders (specifically inflammatory bowel disease) are a lot more prevalent in children with autism than in children without. I'm probably going to be flamed to hell for this, but this study would suggest that there might yet be a possible link between vaccines and autism.
From my Wikipedia browsing, there may be an indirect link. However, there has been some success with intestinal parasites and inflammatory bowel disease.
However the trick is in linking autism, to IBD, to the hygiene hypothesis, to vaccines. It's an interesting hypothesis, and worth investigating in my opinion. I would like to see a trial of helminthic therapy on autistic patients to see if there is any improvement.
Whoa guys! Ford has been allowing end user firmware upgrades since the SYNC system was rolled out. The salesman even told me how to do it when we bought my wife's car two years ago. I've even done it myself through the Ford website. Also note, that this upgrade does not change the ECU, only the SYNC system. Also note, that this mass USB stick mailing is for MyFordTouch, not SYNC (MyFordTouch is built on top of the SYNC system, but includes a touchscreen, and are commonly confused).
In summary:
User firmware upgrades !new
User firmware upgrades !experimental
Mass USB mailings !SYNC
The only thing experimental is the mass mailing of USB sticks.
I predict a large percentage of false positives as word of this list spreads across the social networks.
You can buy a natural gas powered car now, and have been able to for quite some time.
We the People: This is bribery!
I'm not a lawyer, but I think it's technically coercion. Some may consider it blackmail.
To prove bribery, Dodd would have to say, "we gave you all of that money, and we expected you to pass our bill!"
Instead he said (to paraphrase): "You didn't do what we told you, so we're cutting off your money."
It still sounds like it meets the criteria for quid pro quo
P.S. I may have 1 and 2 switched. However, my point is, brain teasers (i.e. aptitude tests) and work examples are both good indicators of workplace performance. Don't use methods 4-8 to select new hires (unfortunately most companies do!)
I took a class in organizational psychology back in college. Once of the sections was on best hiring practices. From what I remember, the best correlations to job performance were:(in order from best to worst)
1. aptitude tests (can you learn the required skills)
2. work examples (do you know the required skills)
3. Structured interviews (same questions given to each candidate)
4. Unstructured interviews (on the fly questions)
5. Resume/ CV
6. Personality test
7. Drug test
8. Honesty test
The last two had very poor correlation to workplace performance. For the best results, use the top 3.
Ten years in the making, the US$2-million project is nearly ready for its inaugural run.
That's incredibly cheap for a project like this. Over the 10 years it took to build, that's only $200k/yr. That's only 2 or 3 salaries, not including materials, and overhead.
These kinds of reforms will never complete in fullest so long as those countries remain autocratic.
It's up to the people in those countries to promote reform. No one can do it for them.
we simply don't have enough resources to support that kind of lifestyle for all 7 billion.
At some point, that will be an issue. However, birth rates tend to go down as countries develop, and this fact may prevent such resource scarcity.
China, for example, controls its markets by manipulating their currency.
Now you are at the crux of the problem!
The only people who're actually making money on outsourcing manufacturing are owners of businesses that do it.
If you have a retirement plan, you own a business.
I would at least know that my money goes to workers who work decent hours, get a decent pay, and aren't otherwise abused.
Yes, you will know the workers weren't abused in a traditional sense. However, workers in the US didn't always have the rights they do today. I doubt workers in the 3rd world will remain abused as well. These kinds of reform take time, and we are already seeing conditions improve.
I don't see why it's an either-or. I would rather see citizens of those countries working in jobs that supply their own, domestic market with goods that it needs - and it surely needs a lot.
If undeveloped countries could produce all of the goods they need, they would be called developed countries. They have goods they can't produce economically, so they produce the goods they can in exchange. Believe it or not, China does buy things from the US, despite the huge trade deficit.
What you're describing is, essentially, charity under the guise of a commercial operation.
It's not charity, it's economics. Why give away money in aid, when you can trade goods and services to benefit everyone? In the long run, it reduces costs to everyone, with a temporary loss in wages to the US. The Chinese economy will grow, and increase its demand for goods and services. This increase in demand will be met through importing goods from the rest of the world. The U.S. will have a massive new market to sell it's goods and services and the trade imbalance will vanish or even reverse!
Why should U.S. be in the business of providing jobs to citizens of China?
Who says we are? We aren't in the business of providing anyone jobs. We're in the business to make money.
Would you rather pay a premium to buy American products and watch news stories about starving children in third world countries (you do donate to those children...don't you?), or would you rather put those children's parents to work making your iProduct?
People tend not to care about other people an ocean away because we don't see them every day. However, they are people too. Just because they don't live next door, they live in another country, or they don't look like you, doesn't mean you shouldn't care about them. We may have high unemployment in the US right now, but being unemployed in the US is not like being unemployed in a third world country. Buying goods made overseas isn't only economically sound, it's morally sound as well.