What boards? Just because it is shaped like a boat hull doesn't mean it is made like a rowboat. Geez! I have been in boats made of thin fabric, they exist. (and work.)
... Others thought of a plane as a bit like a boat in the water, but the Wrights had been bicycle mechanics, and knew that one had to constantly control a bicycle, and they studied how birds, for example, had to constantly adjust their wings. What impressed people at the 1908 Paris Air Show wasn't just that the plane flew, but that it was so maneuverable, doing figure 8s, that kind of thing.
The Wrights thought stability was Bad, and tried to make their flyers neutrally stable. That is a bad idea! (Unless you have an engine that will fly a brick.)
But they were correct about the pilot needing to be in 3-axis control continuosly, and not just occasionally.
Governments grow the money supply because it is a hidden tax. Inflation "steals" value from everyone who has any money. The rich may have more, but that doesn't mean the pain is any less for the rest of us. And there are no tax deductions on -that- tax!
I really don't think that growth requires any inflation at all. Or any deficit.
I wonder if NASA is actually trying to force them to build up a stock of capsules. If they started out by re-using them, there would probably be no stock available for emergencies.
No, that's just a failure of the tyranny of the majority....
For those that don't know, look up "tyranny of the majority". Afterward, consider whether anything you do or say or believe could ever be in a "minority" group. And thank your stars that the USA is a Constitutional Representative Republic.
The US is specifically designed to prevent what is called the "tyranny of the majority". It is also designed to limit the power of the federal government by balancing it with the states. One aim was to limit the power of the densly populated cities. That is why it works that way. Except, of course, the Senators were origanally supposed to be selected by the Governors of the States.
People who say the Electoral college is broken, don't understand why it was done that way. 8-)
The breaking up of the voting areas is also a way to increase the individual power of each voter. It makes it (somewhat) more likely that an individual vote could turn an election. Voters are more powerful in a state (or other area) where all the electoral votes go together. This was actually proved mathematically some years ago. (sorry no link)
I remember an article last year that said "journalists" (newsreaders) are now considered by the public as less reliable than used car dealers. It seemed plausible to me. 8-)
...why and how is it possible to elect someone to our top-most leadership position and at the same time elect people who intentionally block him from doing *anything* at all? Something is seriously fucked up here.
Not at all. The voters wanted to break the Republican's power after the war, since all wars get the government extra powers. So they voted in the opposition. But they don't want the opposition too powerful, either. so they split the congress. On the theory that anything a govenment does is bad... 8-)
Note that the Clarion development system had a decent IDE even back in DOS. And it's still better than M$, I think. I like this reply, from the link:
" FF222 a day ago This could have been a fantastic piece of historical lookback. Unfortunately the author's total lack of actual knowledge of or experience with the development tools and environments of the last 30 years made it just another piece of modern "IT journalism": a heap of half-truths and plain wrong information googled together from all over the web, forming a total mess of dezinformation without any real or factual value."
The term "assault weapon" is a made-up name, used to scare people that don't know the truth. It is not a name used by people that know about things. Avoid it unless you want to sound like an extremist. 8-)
An Assault Rifle is a short carbine that fires automatic bursts, but uses a less powerful cartrige (that a full sized rifle). It was designed to be used when storming enemy trenches, when you had to run with it.
Weapons, firearm or not, can be used for assault or defense. It is in their nature.
Unfortunately, words can mean more than one thing. I know it's messy, but that's how the world is. The physicists are not talking about the same "temperature" as the rest of us.
This happens often in technical jargon, because they tend to run out of words before they finish learning things. And different fields don't choose the same meanings in their jargon, as others do.
The dictionary writers try to standardize words. The French even have a law about it. But as soon as it's not convenient people ignore them.
Sorry. But it's easier, once you realize that the person you hear might not be saying what you think they are. 8-)
Solid metallic lead is not a problem. It's the "salts" of lead, like the stuff once used in gasoline and paint, that is the problem.
Banning lead bullets and lead sinkers is just superstition. It is being picked up by those that want to ban shooting and fishing, though. Be careful who you listen to...
I heard it live, and I heard the 'a'. But Walter Cronkite (the announcer) could not hear it very well and missed the 'a'. And no one, at the networks, wanted to disagree with the "great man" Cronkite.
It is true, though, that Armstong did not "voice" the 'a' very much. So it was sort of low.
It's not even that. These academic examples are small and trivial. They don't have to adapt or integrate with other systems. They are toy examples and it's really damn easy to make those 'perfect.' How many god damn quick sort examples in Haskell convert to anything in the really real world?
The academic examples are -Not- perfect, the professors only think they are. And maybe that is what they need for teaching. But they totally lack any error handling, in the larger sense where problems must be solved (not just halt the program). Real programs must have "defense in depth", or: "If Engineers built buildings the way Programmers write programs, the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization!"
You will understand when you have to work on other people's code. With no time to re-format everything and six other programmers that like his way better.
If you can not do more than one format (or more than one language for that matter), then you are still new. 8-) But more than one format in a project, is a pain, even if the one they specify is not yours.
You should keep in mind that a lot of stories are repeated just because they seem to be good stories.
It was only recently (in historical terms), that people realized that news and history should actually be accurate! And many don't believe that even now. Just look at TV news.
Theoretically spoken, they just need to pump against a larger gradient if it's really cold. They will still have a benefit, only less.
Now, practically spoken, there are these nasty little engineering considerations. A practical heat pump has to be built for cold climates, and the heat pump/AC combos that are popular in the warmer parts in the US aren't, and are actually capable of being slightly less efficient than a resistor if it's really really cold outside.
Almost all Heat Pump systems include built in electric heaters. They are called Overload Heat or Emergency Heat. They switch on if the inside temperature is about two degrees below the setpoint of the thermostat, so avoid moving the thermostat up too much at one time in the winter. Or you can switch them on manually. They are sort of like baseboard heaters, basically. A little more efficient than a resistor, they have better impedance matching.
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What boards? Just because it is shaped like a boat hull doesn't mean it is made like a rowboat. Geez! I have been in boats made of thin fabric, they exist. (and work.)
... Others thought of a plane as a bit like a boat in the water, but the Wrights had been bicycle mechanics, and knew that one had to constantly control a bicycle, and they studied how birds, for example, had to constantly adjust their wings. What impressed people at the 1908 Paris Air Show wasn't just that the plane flew, but that it was so maneuverable, doing figure 8s, that kind of thing.
The Wrights thought stability was Bad, and tried to make their flyers neutrally stable. That is a bad idea! (Unless you have an engine that will fly a brick.)
But they were correct about the pilot needing to be in 3-axis control continuosly, and not just occasionally.
WhiteHead made engines for most of the other Aeronauts, that's how he made his living. He brobably knew what he was doing...
Governments grow the money supply because it is a hidden tax. Inflation "steals" value from everyone who has any money. The rich may have more, but that doesn't mean the pain is any less for the rest of us. And there are no tax deductions on -that- tax!
I really don't think that growth requires any inflation at all. Or any deficit.
I wonder if NASA is actually trying to force them to build up a stock of capsules. If they started out by re-using them, there would probably be no stock available for emergencies.
No, that's just a failure of the tyranny of the majority. ...
For those that don't know, look up "tyranny of the majority". Afterward, consider whether anything you do or say or believe could ever be in a "minority" group. And thank your stars that the USA is a Constitutional Representative Republic.
The US is specifically designed to prevent what is called the "tyranny of the majority". It is also designed to limit the power of the federal government by balancing it with the states. One aim was to limit the power of the densly populated cities. That is why it works that way. Except, of course, the Senators were origanally supposed to be selected by the Governors of the States.
People who say the Electoral college is broken, don't understand why it was done that way. 8-)
The breaking up of the voting areas is also a way to increase the individual power of each voter. It makes it (somewhat) more likely that an individual vote could turn an election. Voters are more powerful in a state (or other area) where all the electoral votes go together. This was actually proved mathematically some years ago. (sorry no link)
I remember an article last year that said "journalists" (newsreaders) are now considered by the public as less reliable than used car dealers. It seemed plausible to me. 8-)
...why and how is it possible to elect someone to our top-most leadership position and at the same time elect people who intentionally block him from doing *anything* at all? Something is seriously fucked up here.
Not at all. The voters wanted to break the Republican's power after the war, since all wars get the government extra powers. So they voted in the opposition. But they don't want the opposition too powerful, either. so they split the congress. On the theory that anything a govenment does is bad... 8-)
Note that the Clarion development system had a decent IDE even back in DOS. And it's still better than M$, I think.
I like this reply, from the link:
" FF222 a day ago
This could have been a fantastic piece of historical lookback. Unfortunately the author's total lack of actual knowledge of or experience with the development tools and environments of the last 30 years made it just another piece of modern "IT journalism": a heap of half-truths and plain wrong information googled together from all over the web, forming a total mess of dezinformation without any real or factual value."
"Garbage in, Garbage out".
But, it's probably worth a try...
That sounds like it was written by someone who thinks guns have evil spirits in them !
Or maybe thinks they can convince others of that. 8-)
"conducting training exercises over Miami and elsewhere in the county."
And this is training for what, exactly?? Attacking the residents, maybe?
Tell them that if the code fails, they will be the one to have to fix it at 3AM.
Having a separate group fix the bugs, is a Bad Thing. 8-)
Don't say it's impossible to replace one of your developers. It's so very easy to replace one or all...
That is what managers have to say to employees. But no manager should ever fool themselves into believing it is true!
More than one company has died because of this...
The term "assault weapon" is a made-up name, used to scare people that don't know the truth. It is not a name used by people that know about things. Avoid it unless you want to sound like an extremist. 8-)
An Assault Rifle is a short carbine that fires automatic bursts, but uses a less powerful cartrige (that a full sized rifle). It was designed to be used when storming enemy trenches, when you had to run with it.
Weapons, firearm or not, can be used for assault or defense. It is in their nature.
Unfortunately, words can mean more than one thing. I know it's messy, but that's how the world is. The physicists are not talking about the same "temperature" as the rest of us.
This happens often in technical jargon, because they tend to run out of words before they finish learning things. And different fields don't choose the same meanings in their jargon, as others do.
The dictionary writers try to standardize words. The French even have a law about it. But as soon as it's not convenient people ignore them.
Sorry. But it's easier, once you realize that the person you hear might not be saying what you think they are. 8-)
Solid metallic lead is not a problem. It's the "salts" of lead, like the stuff once used in gasoline and paint, that is the problem.
Banning lead bullets and lead sinkers is just superstition. It is being picked up by those that want to ban shooting and fishing, though. Be careful who you listen to...
I heard it live, and I heard the 'a'. But Walter Cronkite (the announcer) could not hear it very well and missed the 'a'. And no one, at the networks, wanted to disagree with the "great man" Cronkite.
It is true, though, that Armstong did not "voice" the 'a' very much. So it was sort of low.
It's not even that. These academic examples are small and trivial. They don't have to adapt or integrate with other systems. They are toy examples and it's really damn easy to make those 'perfect.' How many god damn quick sort examples in Haskell convert to anything in the really real world?
The academic examples are -Not- perfect, the professors only think they are. And maybe that is what they need for teaching. But they totally lack any error handling, in the larger sense where problems must be solved (not just halt the program). Real programs must have "defense in depth", or:
"If Engineers built buildings the way Programmers write programs, the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization!"
You will understand when you have to work on other people's code. With no time to re-format everything and six other programmers that like his way better.
If you can not do more than one format (or more than one language for that matter), then you are still new. 8-)
But more than one format in a project, is a pain, even if the one they specify is not yours.
You should keep in mind that a lot of stories are repeated just because they seem to be good stories.
It was only recently (in historical terms), that people realized that news and history should actually be accurate! And many don't believe that even now. Just look at TV news.
You seem to assume that a 2 year college is inferior to a 4 year college. I have done both, and I think that is an unfounded assumption.
Theoretically spoken, they just need to pump against a larger gradient if it's really cold. They will still have a benefit, only less.
Now, practically spoken, there are these nasty little engineering considerations. A practical heat pump has to be built for cold climates, and the heat pump/AC combos that are popular in the warmer parts in the US aren't, and are actually capable of being slightly less efficient than a resistor if it's really really cold outside.
Almost all Heat Pump systems include built in electric heaters. They are called Overload Heat or Emergency Heat. They switch on if the inside temperature is about two degrees below the setpoint of the thermostat, so avoid moving the thermostat up too much at one time in the winter. Or you can switch them on manually. They are sort of like baseboard heaters, basically. A little more efficient than a resistor, they have better impedance matching.
To paraphrase an old saying:
Government is like fire, it can warm your body but if you feed it too much it can destroy all that you value.
Taxes are "feeding it". Some are necessary, but too much is fatal...