Not all jet aircraft have multiple engines. And, with single engine aircraft, the odds of having a suitably-competent pilot at the controls is somewhat lower than with huge passenger or cargo carriers.
Basically - GGP is overly optimistic, GP seems pessimistic, and you defend GGP's optimism.
Let's just say that when the shit hits the fan (literally, in this case) bad things can happen. I'd rather not be aboard any aircraft in flight when something is sucked through the turbine(s). The ultimate catastrophic failure of a turbine COULD take the wing off. Highly unlikely, but it COULD do so. That's a ride that I would like to take a pass on, thank you very much.
Remotely related to such a failure (note the word "remotely", and let me stress that word) I had a small engine start knocking on a job site many years ago. Little 20 horse Briggs and Stratton. Before it could be shut down, the piston came out THROUGH the side of the engine, sailed about 150 feet, and impacted a concrete building. The impact caused some chipping in the concrete. Had there been a window right there, with someone looking out the window - we would have had a serious injury, and a possible fatality.
Catastrophic failures are pretty unpredictable - that is why they are "catastrophic".
I suggest that you visit Youtube, and do a search for Isle of Man TT. There are a lot of videos, and the very best are shot from helicopters. The second best are shot from beside the roadway, by professionals. Onboard video shot with GoPros are decidedly lesser quality in most cases, but the are still better quality than professional equipment was when I was a child. All that quality, packed into a unit easily mounted on a person's head, or on the forks of a motorcycle.
Most of the schools that I am familiar with classify such classes as "computer science". My eldest son sat through all of his high school's "CS" classes, and got top grades in everything. He is barely computer literate. That is - he can install Windows on a machine. And, he excels at gaming.
The youngest son stated quite clearly all through school that the so-called "CS" classes were a waste. He spent his school hours on computers teaching himself. He would whip out that pathetic excuse of an "exercise", and instead of joining an online game, he would study programming. You know - something related to "computer science". I can claim credit for teaching that youngest son ABOUT Linux, but he taught himself Linux while sitting in front of a wasted computer at school.
A motivated student can't ever be held back. IMHO, these CS classes are designed to hold people back. Familiarize the student with Microsoft-centric programs, and stop education right there.
Sounds like something from the 1800's and the Indian wars in the USA.
Only the government would believe that you can cut a foot from the top of the blanket, sew it to the bottom of the blanket, and have a longer blanket. http://lolzombie.com/wp-conten...
"I tell college students, "It's your own damn fault.""
I can't agree with that. Or, not fully, anyway. What is a student, after all? Someone who is learning about life, along with whatever he is majoring and minoring in. Yeah - the student probably ought to be a little smarter - but what about his parents, grandparents, counselors, etc? Each and every one of those individuals have FAILED the student.
My youngest son put himself through college. He had a scholarship, but didn't like it. (Please, don't ask me - the kid never did share all of his thoughts with his dad.) Instead of using the scholarship, he chose to strike out on his own, and do things HIS WAY. He now has a couple degrees, albeit not from a high class, well known school, but through Texas' community colleges.
True, Mom and I helped some, but the kid basically put himself through college, and he is almost debt free. He has one motorcycle that is worth more than he owes.
And, knowing that kid like I know that kid - he WILL pay off the student loans BEFORE the high interest rates kick in. He pinches a penny until it bleeds, so he's not going to pay exorbitant interest rates on a few thousand dollars.
Never trust an economist, until you've checked his math. Even then, you don't trust him. You've got to understand economics so well that you can recognize his base assumptions from his math, or you're still not qualified to check his math.
Remember the collapse from the housing bubble burst? Who predicted that? Precious few men and women knew it was coming, and damned near none had any idea how bad it could be.
I participated in a discussion three years before it burst. My take then was, "I don't know how bad it can be, but it sure as hell won't be pretty!" I'm not even an economist, but I knew the shit would hit the fan. All those experts are either complete, utter fools - or they were outright lying to all of us!
CISPA was authored by corporations, for the purpose of reigning in "pirates" and the like. Every "rights holder" in the world will become partners with the government, and search out any of us who don't comply with every draconian rule they can think up.
I get most of my books from qbittorrent. I didn't realize they might have a resell value. A lot of my other books come from Kindle Cloud. I knew that I could loan a book out, but I had no idea that I could "resell" it.
This is why I like dead tree books. I can do with it what I want. Hell, I can even shred it, roll it, and smoke it if I want.
Good point. I remember the '60's, and the radio jingles. I was just a kid then, but some of the jingles would stick in my head. Talked to someone who knew about such things, and he told me that even if it pissed me off, the advertisers thought it was a "GOOD THING" when those jingles stuck.
Now, today, I don't see advertising. I know that advertising doesn't influence me. I just don't see it.
When I need or want something, I get online, and start researching. I find a hundred products that claim to do what I need, so I narrow it down some. Compare some specs, and decide which of the specs really feel right to me. Is precision more important, or durability? Do I need tensile strength, abrasion resistance, or what do I need? Find some products with the specs I can live with. Finally, look at the prices. HOLY SHITE!! Reject the highest priced 25% right off the bat. Compare the specs again. Hell, those cheap things barely squeak in to the acceptability picture. I'm usually left with a half dozen or less products to choose from - at this point it's a matter of deciding whether to take the high or low end of the price spectrum.
Research pays off. When I finally get my stuff, it actually works for whatever I need. And, I usually got it for about 60% of whatever my workmates found their substandard items for.
And, you've glossed over the point that GOVERNMENT is the problem.
When the administration changed, was there a major upheaval, accompanied by a massive change of personnel at NSA? I don't remember any such thing. Had you been employed at the NSA, it would have been a pretty smooth transition. Old business would have become new business. Same old same old - just continue with the routine.
It really is best to have a mix of young and old. Youngsters come up with the new ideas, older people kick those ideas around, turn them upside down, examine them for flaws, toss them back to the kids. The kids then modify, improve, or even flush the idea down the toilet.
I've never had a job in which youth and experience weren't both valuable.
The manager who dismisses either youth, or experience, is setting himself up for failure.
Why, exactly, do you think it alright to make this issue partisan? Did the Obama administration pass the Patriot Act? Did the Obama administration create the secret courts? Which surveillance laws, exactly, did Obama have passed?
The fact of the matter is, GOVERNMENT is out of control. Two administrations, one led by each of the major parties, has abused the system, and encroached on the rights of American citizens. The first administration oversaw the enactment of these unjust laws, the second administration is merely pushing the boundaries of those laws.
The problem is GOVERNMENT, the problem is not a specific administration.
Let us address the real problem, and let's stop using Obama as the boogeyman. The real boogeymen are the DNC and the GOP.
Okay - sometimes malware does unexpected things. I lose the VM that I'm running. Is that privilege escalation going to give it control of VirtualBox, and then the host system?
I suppose it's possible, but curiosity causes me to take chances now and then.
Besides - the boxes that I play on aren't critical. I wouldn't do this kind of stupid shit on a production machine, after all.
I suppose there is some point to that observation . . .
I presume that you have never outrun a cop, nor would you even think about trying. FYI - few cop cars can exceed 160. Some can, but not many. Of those that can, none of them can corner and accelerate like a motorcycle can.
On the Pennsylvania turnpike, on a bright sunny day after a rainy night, bright bright greens all around, a dark green car sitting on the side ahead. Look at the speedo - not quite 100. What to do? Roll on the throttle! For the barest instant, look down, and see two huge blue eyes opened wide, staring at you - framed in Pennsylvania State Police green uniform, and Smokey the Bear hat.
It's not as big an adrenaline rush as doing Mach 2 in a jet fighter, but it's as good as most mortals ever experience.
No, I don't know how fast I was going - Smokey never caught up to tell me!
Yes, indeed, SOME bikers advocate that shit. If you should visit the various biker's forums, however, you will quickly find that older drives, as well as more experienced drivers tend to argue against it. Young and/or inexperienced drivers tend to argue for it. That isn't a strict rule, but it's good enough for a rule of thumb.
I will note, that you can find riders who have owned bikes for thirty or even fifty years, and are STILL "inexperienced". The bike comes out on sunny weekends to be washed and polished, they might ride to dinner two or three times a year, and maybe make one poker run with the guys. I've seen plenty of ten year old bikes that only had 2 or 3 thousand miles on them. These riders are "inexperienced" in my book.
Your thinking is good - and statistics bear out the idea that visibility saves lives, while loud pipes do not.
I'm part of a school of thought, though, that actually doesn't WANT to be seen. I ride dark colored machines, I wear a black textile armored jacket, and I wore a black and gray helmet for a long time. (Speed and Strength, 1100 I think it was) The kid gave me his hand-me-down HJC which is red - kiind of a dark red, but still red.
I'll refer you to David Hough, and his books on "Mastering the Ride", where he does a fair job of presenting both schools of thought.
I'll mention that old myth about "make eye contact" specifically. The driver of an auto, or the rider of a bike both go where their eyes are pointing. Really, seriously, I don't WANT the driver of that oncoming vehicle to be looking at me!! I want him to keep his eyes on the road ahead of him, and just IGNORE ME!! And, I'll do my part, by keeping the rubber side down, and somewhere out of his lane. (don't ask where the shiny side is though - sometimes it is down pretty far too!)
The data is there. No, loud pipes don't save lives. In the US, the Hurt report, and in Europe, the MAIDS report came to very similar conclusions, on that and more. The two reports had differences, that are pretty easy to find if you're interested, but overall, their conclusions agreed on most major points. And, the loud pipes thing has no statistics to back it up.
The schools of thought in Europe and the US merge and diverge, and criss-cross each other - a rider who rides well on either continent is likely to have no trouble adjusting to the other. Squids, on the other hand, are going to go squish on either continent. All of that said, there really ARE some differences that a rider must keep in mind.
Some of you people can turn anything into a penis envy match. Gun control advocates are like that too. They see a weapon, and they think "PENIS!" What sad lives some of you live . . .
No amount of noise is going to make a bike safer. The noise FOLLOWS you, it doesn't precede you. The guy 200 yards behind you on the interstate hears you, the guy 200 yards ahead of you doesn't hear a thing. I don't give a damn that they guy behind me can hear me - he is no threat to me. That guy ahead though, could be a problem.
Ever heard those crazy bastards claim "loud pipes save lives"?
A REAL motorcycle makes plenty of noise, but by the time anyone hears it, the bike is a couple hundred yards out in front of them. The thunder always follows the lightning. Loud pipes are compensation for 75 year old technology that won't run any faster than the family car. It's amazing how many people have spent all that money on a Harley, but either the machine won't run over 80 mph, or the rider is to scared to exceed 80. My commuter is 33 years old, only 500 cc, and it will run 100 mph from one fill-up to the next. The other bike is only 7 years old, 600 cc, and it runs well over 150. I don't know HOW MUCH over 150, because I've not had the opportunity to find out.
Loud noise? I sure as hell can't hear the exhaust, for all the wind noise. Attention? Don't need it, don't want it.
I didn't take part in this little thing. But, I'll mention that I have downloaded malware, intentionally, just to look at it. "Hey, Dad, I found a site that does a driveby installation of crap. Don't go there!" So, I load the site, let it do it's thing, find and decompile the executable, nod my head, and say, "That's pretty slick - I wish they'd find the bastard and castrate him."
It should be noted that almost nothing runs on my locked down Unix-like boxes. Sure, Javascript enabled allows them to hijack the browser, and take it over, but that doesn't take over the system!
I've never had reason to avoid them - but I've never really sought their goods out either. Suddenly, I'm happy that I haven't. An old established name like that - and now this. Phhhttt! PNY I've simply never considered.
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Not all jet aircraft have multiple engines. And, with single engine aircraft, the odds of having a suitably-competent pilot at the controls is somewhat lower than with huge passenger or cargo carriers.
Basically - GGP is overly optimistic, GP seems pessimistic, and you defend GGP's optimism.
Let's just say that when the shit hits the fan (literally, in this case) bad things can happen. I'd rather not be aboard any aircraft in flight when something is sucked through the turbine(s). The ultimate catastrophic failure of a turbine COULD take the wing off. Highly unlikely, but it COULD do so. That's a ride that I would like to take a pass on, thank you very much.
Remotely related to such a failure (note the word "remotely", and let me stress that word) I had a small engine start knocking on a job site many years ago. Little 20 horse Briggs and Stratton. Before it could be shut down, the piston came out THROUGH the side of the engine, sailed about 150 feet, and impacted a concrete building. The impact caused some chipping in the concrete. Had there been a window right there, with someone looking out the window - we would have had a serious injury, and a possible fatality.
Catastrophic failures are pretty unpredictable - that is why they are "catastrophic".
I suggest that you visit Youtube, and do a search for Isle of Man TT. There are a lot of videos, and the very best are shot from helicopters. The second best are shot from beside the roadway, by professionals. Onboard video shot with GoPros are decidedly lesser quality in most cases, but the are still better quality than professional equipment was when I was a child. All that quality, packed into a unit easily mounted on a person's head, or on the forks of a motorcycle.
GoPros are damned good!
Most of the schools that I am familiar with classify such classes as "computer science". My eldest son sat through all of his high school's "CS" classes, and got top grades in everything. He is barely computer literate. That is - he can install Windows on a machine. And, he excels at gaming.
The youngest son stated quite clearly all through school that the so-called "CS" classes were a waste. He spent his school hours on computers teaching himself. He would whip out that pathetic excuse of an "exercise", and instead of joining an online game, he would study programming. You know - something related to "computer science". I can claim credit for teaching that youngest son ABOUT Linux, but he taught himself Linux while sitting in front of a wasted computer at school.
A motivated student can't ever be held back. IMHO, these CS classes are designed to hold people back. Familiarize the student with Microsoft-centric programs, and stop education right there.
I read something about this - quite a long time ago. Two years, maybe even three? Can't really recall now.
It wasn't JUST the humming of the power grid that was being used, as I recall.
Anyway - how hard would it be to force a generating plant to INTRODUCE a unique identifier, if one didn't exist already?
Sounds like something from the 1800's and the Indian wars in the USA.
Only the government would believe that you can cut a foot from the top of the blanket, sew it to the bottom of the blanket, and have a longer blanket.
http://lolzombie.com/wp-conten...
"I tell college students, "It's your own damn fault.""
I can't agree with that. Or, not fully, anyway. What is a student, after all? Someone who is learning about life, along with whatever he is majoring and minoring in. Yeah - the student probably ought to be a little smarter - but what about his parents, grandparents, counselors, etc? Each and every one of those individuals have FAILED the student.
My youngest son put himself through college. He had a scholarship, but didn't like it. (Please, don't ask me - the kid never did share all of his thoughts with his dad.) Instead of using the scholarship, he chose to strike out on his own, and do things HIS WAY. He now has a couple degrees, albeit not from a high class, well known school, but through Texas' community colleges.
True, Mom and I helped some, but the kid basically put himself through college, and he is almost debt free. He has one motorcycle that is worth more than he owes.
And, knowing that kid like I know that kid - he WILL pay off the student loans BEFORE the high interest rates kick in. He pinches a penny until it bleeds, so he's not going to pay exorbitant interest rates on a few thousand dollars.
"Conflict of interest is a standard economic feature."
Thank you, Sir!
Never trust an economist, until you've checked his math. Even then, you don't trust him. You've got to understand economics so well that you can recognize his base assumptions from his math, or you're still not qualified to check his math.
Remember the collapse from the housing bubble burst? Who predicted that? Precious few men and women knew it was coming, and damned near none had any idea how bad it could be.
I participated in a discussion three years before it burst. My take then was, "I don't know how bad it can be, but it sure as hell won't be pretty!" I'm not even an economist, but I knew the shit would hit the fan. All those experts are either complete, utter fools - or they were outright lying to all of us!
CISPA was authored by corporations, for the purpose of reigning in "pirates" and the like. Every "rights holder" in the world will become partners with the government, and search out any of us who don't comply with every draconian rule they can think up.
CISPA is most definitely unconstitutional.
I get most of my books from qbittorrent. I didn't realize they might have a resell value. A lot of my other books come from Kindle Cloud. I knew that I could loan a book out, but I had no idea that I could "resell" it.
This is why I like dead tree books. I can do with it what I want. Hell, I can even shred it, roll it, and smoke it if I want.
Good point. I remember the '60's, and the radio jingles. I was just a kid then, but some of the jingles would stick in my head. Talked to someone who knew about such things, and he told me that even if it pissed me off, the advertisers thought it was a "GOOD THING" when those jingles stuck.
Now, today, I don't see advertising. I know that advertising doesn't influence me. I just don't see it.
When I need or want something, I get online, and start researching. I find a hundred products that claim to do what I need, so I narrow it down some. Compare some specs, and decide which of the specs really feel right to me. Is precision more important, or durability? Do I need tensile strength, abrasion resistance, or what do I need? Find some products with the specs I can live with. Finally, look at the prices. HOLY SHITE!! Reject the highest priced 25% right off the bat. Compare the specs again. Hell, those cheap things barely squeak in to the acceptability picture. I'm usually left with a half dozen or less products to choose from - at this point it's a matter of deciding whether to take the high or low end of the price spectrum.
Research pays off. When I finally get my stuff, it actually works for whatever I need. And, I usually got it for about 60% of whatever my workmates found their substandard items for.
And, you've glossed over the point that GOVERNMENT is the problem.
When the administration changed, was there a major upheaval, accompanied by a massive change of personnel at NSA? I don't remember any such thing. Had you been employed at the NSA, it would have been a pretty smooth transition. Old business would have become new business. Same old same old - just continue with the routine.
It really is best to have a mix of young and old. Youngsters come up with the new ideas, older people kick those ideas around, turn them upside down, examine them for flaws, toss them back to the kids. The kids then modify, improve, or even flush the idea down the toilet.
I've never had a job in which youth and experience weren't both valuable.
The manager who dismisses either youth, or experience, is setting himself up for failure.
Why, exactly, do you think it alright to make this issue partisan? Did the Obama administration pass the Patriot Act? Did the Obama administration create the secret courts? Which surveillance laws, exactly, did Obama have passed?
The fact of the matter is, GOVERNMENT is out of control. Two administrations, one led by each of the major parties, has abused the system, and encroached on the rights of American citizens. The first administration oversaw the enactment of these unjust laws, the second administration is merely pushing the boundaries of those laws.
The problem is GOVERNMENT, the problem is not a specific administration.
Let us address the real problem, and let's stop using Obama as the boogeyman. The real boogeymen are the DNC and the GOP.
Why? Why do I need a reason? Why do you care?
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Okay - sometimes malware does unexpected things. I lose the VM that I'm running. Is that privilege escalation going to give it control of VirtualBox, and then the host system?
I suppose it's possible, but curiosity causes me to take chances now and then.
Besides - the boxes that I play on aren't critical. I wouldn't do this kind of stupid shit on a production machine, after all.
I suppose there is some point to that observation . . .
I presume that you have never outrun a cop, nor would you even think about trying. FYI - few cop cars can exceed 160. Some can, but not many. Of those that can, none of them can corner and accelerate like a motorcycle can.
On the Pennsylvania turnpike, on a bright sunny day after a rainy night, bright bright greens all around, a dark green car sitting on the side ahead. Look at the speedo - not quite 100. What to do? Roll on the throttle! For the barest instant, look down, and see two huge blue eyes opened wide, staring at you - framed in Pennsylvania State Police green uniform, and Smokey the Bear hat.
It's not as big an adrenaline rush as doing Mach 2 in a jet fighter, but it's as good as most mortals ever experience.
No, I don't know how fast I was going - Smokey never caught up to tell me!
Yes, indeed, SOME bikers advocate that shit. If you should visit the various biker's forums, however, you will quickly find that older drives, as well as more experienced drivers tend to argue against it. Young and/or inexperienced drivers tend to argue for it. That isn't a strict rule, but it's good enough for a rule of thumb.
I will note, that you can find riders who have owned bikes for thirty or even fifty years, and are STILL "inexperienced". The bike comes out on sunny weekends to be washed and polished, they might ride to dinner two or three times a year, and maybe make one poker run with the guys. I've seen plenty of ten year old bikes that only had 2 or 3 thousand miles on them. These riders are "inexperienced" in my book.
Your thinking is good - and statistics bear out the idea that visibility saves lives, while loud pipes do not.
I'm part of a school of thought, though, that actually doesn't WANT to be seen. I ride dark colored machines, I wear a black textile armored jacket, and I wore a black and gray helmet for a long time. (Speed and Strength, 1100 I think it was) The kid gave me his hand-me-down HJC which is red - kiind of a dark red, but still red.
I'll refer you to David Hough, and his books on "Mastering the Ride", where he does a fair job of presenting both schools of thought.
I'll mention that old myth about "make eye contact" specifically. The driver of an auto, or the rider of a bike both go where their eyes are pointing. Really, seriously, I don't WANT the driver of that oncoming vehicle to be looking at me!! I want him to keep his eyes on the road ahead of him, and just IGNORE ME!! And, I'll do my part, by keeping the rubber side down, and somewhere out of his lane. (don't ask where the shiny side is though - sometimes it is down pretty far too!)
The data is there. No, loud pipes don't save lives. In the US, the Hurt report, and in Europe, the MAIDS report came to very similar conclusions, on that and more. The two reports had differences, that are pretty easy to find if you're interested, but overall, their conclusions agreed on most major points. And, the loud pipes thing has no statistics to back it up.
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The schools of thought in Europe and the US merge and diverge, and criss-cross each other - a rider who rides well on either continent is likely to have no trouble adjusting to the other. Squids, on the other hand, are going to go squish on either continent. All of that said, there really ARE some differences that a rider must keep in mind.
Some of you people can turn anything into a penis envy match. Gun control advocates are like that too. They see a weapon, and they think "PENIS!" What sad lives some of you live . . .
No amount of noise is going to make a bike safer. The noise FOLLOWS you, it doesn't precede you. The guy 200 yards behind you on the interstate hears you, the guy 200 yards ahead of you doesn't hear a thing. I don't give a damn that they guy behind me can hear me - he is no threat to me. That guy ahead though, could be a problem.
Noise generator - what a waste of energy.
Ever heard those crazy bastards claim "loud pipes save lives"?
A REAL motorcycle makes plenty of noise, but by the time anyone hears it, the bike is a couple hundred yards out in front of them. The thunder always follows the lightning. Loud pipes are compensation for 75 year old technology that won't run any faster than the family car. It's amazing how many people have spent all that money on a Harley, but either the machine won't run over 80 mph, or the rider is to scared to exceed 80. My commuter is 33 years old, only 500 cc, and it will run 100 mph from one fill-up to the next. The other bike is only 7 years old, 600 cc, and it runs well over 150. I don't know HOW MUCH over 150, because I've not had the opportunity to find out.
Loud noise? I sure as hell can't hear the exhaust, for all the wind noise. Attention? Don't need it, don't want it.
I didn't take part in this little thing. But, I'll mention that I have downloaded malware, intentionally, just to look at it. "Hey, Dad, I found a site that does a driveby installation of crap. Don't go there!" So, I load the site, let it do it's thing, find and decompile the executable, nod my head, and say, "That's pretty slick - I wish they'd find the bastard and castrate him."
It should be noted that almost nothing runs on my locked down Unix-like boxes. Sure, Javascript enabled allows them to hijack the browser, and take it over, but that doesn't take over the system!
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I've never had reason to avoid them - but I've never really sought their goods out either. Suddenly, I'm happy that I haven't. An old established name like that - and now this. Phhhttt! PNY I've simply never considered.