Just throwing this out there, but isn't the point of the ingredient label to let people know what is in the food? Why are we labeling an essential vitamin with a name that many people won't understand?
"assumes that terrorists are magically impotent" So those aren't the kinds of issues that we are having with the scanners? Makes me breathe a sigh of relief.
We've tried everywhere in town, cheap to expensive. We even have one with an adult section (which apparently means that the annoying people get served alcohol too.) Every place is like that. So, now we go to the cheap places for anything we really want to see, because the service isn't that much worse. Anything else we wait for video.
Health care costs are rising too fast for us not to ask how much do we really spend on health theater (borrowing from the TSA discussion terminology). Marketplace on NPR last week mentioned a recent study (I can't seem to find it right now) that cardiac surgery versus medication is correlated to the number of qualified surgeons at the hospital. It could be greed or it could be every problem is a nail, but situations like the GP mentions do exist and are a problem in health care costs.
As someone who grew up in and lives in a highly religious area, people don't really shy away from STEM fields for religious reasons that often. The human brain can remarkably work around flaws in logic (mostly because even well trained we don't think logically). There are some big obvious places that fundamentalist Christians will deny science in favor of religion but many embrace science in many other areas. The problem is more that we value talent based careers far more than STEM. The dream that I can make a million dollars playing a child's game is far more alluring than sitting down doing hard stuff for 6 figures. Because of that there is a culture in many poor areas, both rural and urban, to try to hit the jackpot of Sports or Music or Acting rather than put in the work on something with a more probable payout. That culture marginalizes those who try to succeed in STEM because they don't feed the culture.
A number of conservatives have vested interest in the space program as well. Alabama, Texas, and Florida are all beneficiaries of a strong federal space program. A NASA employee and friend of mine described it this way: NASA is a lasting legacy program. It is a program to support when a president is considering his legacy in the history of the nation. Practically, that makes it a second term issue for any party.
Part of being a guide and teacher is not throwing your student into a situation they can't deal with. We shouldn't completely avoid the topics as many are wont to do, but there is a place for selectively censoring the content that goes to a child. Further, another authority figure in my child's life shouldn't arbitrarily decide to overexpose my child on serious matters without some warning or discussion with me or my wife.
I've got two kids. We read extensively to them as well. We have just in the last month gotten our 4.5 year old to actually say his alphabet much less recognize characters. Our 2.5 year old is keeping pace with his brother now that his brother is interested. Even given the relatively small set of toddlers I've been around, I've observed since having children that they widely vary in developmental levels and interest levels. I think that is probably the biggest problem with public schools, we haven't really figured out how to deal with children who vary from the baseline.
As someone who grew up in a similar house, I appreciate the simplicity and sentiment of not being defined by the entertainment ideas of the masses. However, it is kind of awkward now as a functioning male adult to have had limited exposure to things like professional sports or popular music or popular movies prior to college. It will not be the method I use to teach my own children to rise above the norm.
As much as I believe in self-defense, for reasons of cabin pressure and the chance of a stray bullet incapacitating the cockpit crew behind an unaccessable door, I'd prefer even well meaning passengers did not carry a loaded firearm.
I'll throw my hand into the mix. The (only) nice thing about the rules is that you didn't make it on to the plane with anything deadlier than what I have to make deadly.
FWIW. I'm the lead on a project that branched from a larger project. When working in the combined project I had to work with a particular developer who was my senior and graduated from an esteemed technical university. It was well understood among the actual developers her work did more harm than good. Not that I haven't met many "hot young developer", but I've met my share of "wise, seasoned vets" too. I suspect there is some career path between the two but I have no data to support my stance. Some people can write "software" but it probably would be best for everyone if they were doing it in a team of one.
Theoretically, word gets out...kids stop wasting money on college education that won't last till they break even on their student loans...companies grudgingly have to hire the old farts who had trouble finding work when their were so many recent grads...CS is no longer a dead-end career.
"...and end up getting dragged away to be forcibly strip-searched, detained for several hours and then permanently banned from ever flying again....Many would argue that the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, but I've yet to hear a legitimate argument from anyone who has actually jumped it."
Maybe no one has been brave enough to get on an airplane to make the move.
Particularly when you lose your bundle discounts and you get fees tacked on for having internet service without the company's primary service installed(cable or phone)...
I had Christmas with my family this past weekend. My brother had gone to Walmart upon arriving in town and purchased an RC helicopter with a video camera. It wasn't a live stream but it did record. The only problem was it was cheap and had died before I even arrived. He took it back and traded it for one that was essentially laser tag between it and a ground based AAA turret.
According to a similar article I read this morning, the democrats had worded their bill such that the rich would get minimal effect out of the two month extension. Something like extending it for the first $18350 of everyone's salary, the rest of the tax cut would come in the "rest of the year extension." If they didn't do that then the rich get their full benefit during the two month extension and have no benefit from an extension. If they had been voting on a full year plan then yes it would be a stupid argument, but the two month extension as worded was a significant coding change.
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This behavior has increased exponentially after letting our preschool age kids play with my wife's tablet.
Now, now. We aren't there yet. But, now all underwear must be checked.
Just throwing this out there, but isn't the point of the ingredient label to let people know what is in the food? Why are we labeling an essential vitamin with a name that many people won't understand?
Same and some of the smartest people I know have lots of guns as well. Do we need to have a discussion of sampling bias?
"assumes that terrorists are magically impotent" So those aren't the kinds of issues that we are having with the scanners? Makes me breathe a sigh of relief.
We've tried everywhere in town, cheap to expensive. We even have one with an adult section (which apparently means that the annoying people get served alcohol too.) Every place is like that. So, now we go to the cheap places for anything we really want to see, because the service isn't that much worse. Anything else we wait for video.
I'd suggest those who wonder why people aren't visiting the theaters have not yet had "the full cinematic experience."
Health care costs are rising too fast for us not to ask how much do we really spend on health theater (borrowing from the TSA discussion terminology). Marketplace on NPR last week mentioned a recent study (I can't seem to find it right now) that cardiac surgery versus medication is correlated to the number of qualified surgeons at the hospital. It could be greed or it could be every problem is a nail, but situations like the GP mentions do exist and are a problem in health care costs.
As someone who grew up in and lives in a highly religious area, people don't really shy away from STEM fields for religious reasons that often. The human brain can remarkably work around flaws in logic (mostly because even well trained we don't think logically). There are some big obvious places that fundamentalist Christians will deny science in favor of religion but many embrace science in many other areas. The problem is more that we value talent based careers far more than STEM. The dream that I can make a million dollars playing a child's game is far more alluring than sitting down doing hard stuff for 6 figures. Because of that there is a culture in many poor areas, both rural and urban, to try to hit the jackpot of Sports or Music or Acting rather than put in the work on something with a more probable payout. That culture marginalizes those who try to succeed in STEM because they don't feed the culture.
A number of conservatives have vested interest in the space program as well. Alabama, Texas, and Florida are all beneficiaries of a strong federal space program. A NASA employee and friend of mine described it this way: NASA is a lasting legacy program. It is a program to support when a president is considering his legacy in the history of the nation. Practically, that makes it a second term issue for any party.
The problem of dinosaurs causing climate change has been around for 150 million years and we haven't fixed it yet?
Part of being a guide and teacher is not throwing your student into a situation they can't deal with. We shouldn't completely avoid the topics as many are wont to do, but there is a place for selectively censoring the content that goes to a child. Further, another authority figure in my child's life shouldn't arbitrarily decide to overexpose my child on serious matters without some warning or discussion with me or my wife.
I've got two kids. We read extensively to them as well. We have just in the last month gotten our 4.5 year old to actually say his alphabet much less recognize characters. Our 2.5 year old is keeping pace with his brother now that his brother is interested. Even given the relatively small set of toddlers I've been around, I've observed since having children that they widely vary in developmental levels and interest levels. I think that is probably the biggest problem with public schools, we haven't really figured out how to deal with children who vary from the baseline.
As someone who grew up in a similar house, I appreciate the simplicity and sentiment of not being defined by the entertainment ideas of the masses. However, it is kind of awkward now as a functioning male adult to have had limited exposure to things like professional sports or popular music or popular movies prior to college. It will not be the method I use to teach my own children to rise above the norm.
As much as I believe in self-defense, for reasons of cabin pressure and the chance of a stray bullet incapacitating the cockpit crew behind an unaccessable door, I'd prefer even well meaning passengers did not carry a loaded firearm.
I'll throw my hand into the mix. The (only) nice thing about the rules is that you didn't make it on to the plane with anything deadlier than what I have to make deadly.
I wouldn't generalize it to women. Most of the "wise, seasoned vets" that I've had problems with were men. She is just the most recent.
FWIW. I'm the lead on a project that branched from a larger project. When working in the combined project I had to work with a particular developer who was my senior and graduated from an esteemed technical university. It was well understood among the actual developers her work did more harm than good. Not that I haven't met many "hot young developer", but I've met my share of "wise, seasoned vets" too. I suspect there is some career path between the two but I have no data to support my stance. Some people can write "software" but it probably would be best for everyone if they were doing it in a team of one.
Theoretically, word gets out...kids stop wasting money on college education that won't last till they break even on their student loans...companies grudgingly have to hire the old farts who had trouble finding work when their were so many recent grads...CS is no longer a dead-end career.
True, the Republican party purged itself of me, but I found no welcome from the Democrats.
"...and end up getting dragged away to be forcibly strip-searched, detained for several hours and then permanently banned from ever flying again. ...Many would argue that the grass is not greener on the other side of the fence, but I've yet to hear a legitimate argument from anyone who has actually jumped it."
Maybe no one has been brave enough to get on an airplane to make the move.
I'm curious; do these numbers include alumni donations?
Particularly when you lose your bundle discounts and you get fees tacked on for having internet service without the company's primary service installed(cable or phone)...
I had Christmas with my family this past weekend. My brother had gone to Walmart upon arriving in town and purchased an RC helicopter with a video camera. It wasn't a live stream but it did record. The only problem was it was cheap and had died before I even arrived. He took it back and traded it for one that was essentially laser tag between it and a ground based AAA turret.
According to a similar article I read this morning, the democrats had worded their bill such that the rich would get minimal effect out of the two month extension. Something like extending it for the first $18350 of everyone's salary, the rest of the tax cut would come in the "rest of the year extension." If they didn't do that then the rich get their full benefit during the two month extension and have no benefit from an extension. If they had been voting on a full year plan then yes it would be a stupid argument, but the two month extension as worded was a significant coding change.