Don't think so. It is a pretty far out theory which has no real evidence and plenty of reasons why it does not hold up. But as I can't tunnel down to look, I guess anything is possible.
The problem with Marxism is that there is never equality among people and the human condition will always respond to it. Take my wife for example. She is a physician that usually works 50-60 hours per week. She also spent 8 years in med school and residency. You think for one moment she is going to work that hard (or at all) if she is not rewarded for her efforts and investment? Right. Lots of luck with that.
The article ignores environmental issues that cost manufactures nothing but grief. I am not saying ALL environmental laws are bad, and industry has done lots of things in the past to hurt itself, but the effect is to act as a disincentive to produce things that will cost much more in the US (or western Europe) than overseas. By adding so much environmental regulation onto the back of industry, they just say "Screw it, move it to another country". Let them worry about the environmental impact. If the US and Europe want to get these jobs back, then the price of the products will have to get artificially inflated via tax or import duties to overcome these burdens.
I would be worried about the plug strength. let alone there being 1/2 the material, by cutting it in half, it will far easier to bend it on the flat side.
The US Government is now simply a Financial Pedophile. It is a bloated piece of shit that shames me. Cut ALL programs that did not exist prior to LBJ but adjust those that survive to today's Cost of Living. Then pass the BBA.
Oh cry me a river. This is exactly why we need a flat tax on EVERYONE. Too many people sucking off the hind tit of the government. Too many people have no skin in the game; what the hell do they care, they don't pay any tax. Get the fuck out of the car the start pushing. I just want to puke.
These guys need a little KGB treatment like the kidnappers of Russians got in Lebanon in the 1980's. Find a few bodies with their genitals in theirs months the things will calm down.
As the spouse of a Physician (hospitablist) and a System Admin for a medical practice, I can tell you first hand that is a cluster f&*%. The effect this crap is to slow down physicians with tasks that they really should not be doing, (read data entry). That is exactly what these regulations are doing. And to keep productivity up, some doctors are resorting to hiring scribes who follow them around, just increasing costs that will get absorbed somewhere. It all looks good on paper but the effect is reducing productivity of the people on the front lines.
Does this seem a bit hypocritical (at least perceived). I really don't care what they do with their money but this seems counter to their support of Anthropomorphic Global Warming. Oh sure they bought some carbon credits, but since the credits are a traded commodity, their extravagance resulted in higher prices for others seeking the same credits (supply-demand curve). Therefore, since others may not have purchased those credits due to the higher price, no overall benefit was realized. It seems to me that if you want to talk-the-talk then at least fly commercial first class - or shut the f%^& up. Flame suit on.
IMHO, it was RIMs service that made the company. Once others caught up they had to compete at the hardware level too. They started putting out half-baked hardware and software like the Storm and it's OS (I went through four before giving up). I am now on the 3GS and it has been rock solid for 19 months. Now the Playbook is out the the reviews I have read are like deja vu.
I for one find it shameful that politics (both sides are at fault) has resulted in this situation. Give NASA the means (funds) needed but don't restrict them to a preset supplier list or technology. Then sit back and let them do the job. Yes, there needs to be specifications, lets say deliver 4 people to LEO with X KG supplies, but otherwise leave them alone.
I do hope that Dragon can ramp up faster since it now appears NASA will not be able to do so.
A while back I was watching World's Toughest Fixes and they would not show the cooling buildings at the nuke plant where the show was filmed. I guess that now makes sense (one can argue it is theater). Why blow up the reactor proper when you can go after a much softer target and achieve basically the same effect. I am all for nuclear power but this needs to be addressed IMHO.
I agree with one of the authors points. We just ran into a problem where OpenOffice would not properly read a docx file. The problem of course is the maker of the priority (guess who) software constantly changing file formats just enough to break everyone's conversion code. The old MS moto - "It's not done until Lotus won't run."
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Bubba - "Come to mama."
Don't think so. It is a pretty far out theory which has no real evidence and plenty of reasons why it does not hold up. But as I can't tunnel down to look, I guess anything is possible.
"What it buys is misery we would not inflict on a terrorist." No, I would inflict a lot more.
What cuts down trees at 200 knots? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQpUgHkBcg
And what if the rocket goes BOOM on the way up?
The problem with Marxism is that there is never equality among people and the human condition will always respond to it. Take my wife for example. She is a physician that usually works 50-60 hours per week. She also spent 8 years in med school and residency. You think for one moment she is going to work that hard (or at all) if she is not rewarded for her efforts and investment? Right. Lots of luck with that.
The article ignores environmental issues that cost manufactures nothing but grief. I am not saying ALL environmental laws are bad, and industry has done lots of things in the past to hurt itself, but the effect is to act as a disincentive to produce things that will cost much more in the US (or western Europe) than overseas. By adding so much environmental regulation onto the back of industry, they just say "Screw it, move it to another country". Let them worry about the environmental impact. If the US and Europe want to get these jobs back, then the price of the products will have to get artificially inflated via tax or import duties to overcome these burdens.
I would be worried about the plug strength. let alone there being 1/2 the material, by cutting it in half, it will far easier to bend it on the flat side.
Ha ha - that's very funny. April Fools day on Slashdot again. Ha ha.
PS: I am sure I will be labeled a troll, but I just don't care.
The US Government is now simply a Financial Pedophile. It is a bloated piece of shit that shames me. Cut ALL programs that did not exist prior to LBJ but adjust those that survive to today's Cost of Living. Then pass the BBA.
Oh cry me a river. This is exactly why we need a flat tax on EVERYONE. Too many people sucking off the hind tit of the government. Too many people have no skin in the game; what the hell do they care, they don't pay any tax. Get the fuck out of the car the start pushing. I just want to puke.
"I think we have some new bitches in town" - Otis
Dear Mozilla: Pull your head out of Chrome's ass.
These guys need a little KGB treatment like the kidnappers of Russians got in Lebanon in the 1980's. Find a few bodies with their genitals in theirs months the things will calm down.
As the spouse of a Physician (hospitablist) and a System Admin for a medical practice, I can tell you first hand that is a cluster f&*%. The effect this crap is to slow down physicians with tasks that they really should not be doing, (read data entry). That is exactly what these regulations are doing. And to keep productivity up, some doctors are resorting to hiring scribes who follow them around, just increasing costs that will get absorbed somewhere. It all looks good on paper but the effect is reducing productivity of the people on the front lines.
Does this seem a bit hypocritical (at least perceived). I really don't care what they do with their money but this seems counter to their support of Anthropomorphic Global Warming. Oh sure they bought some carbon credits, but since the credits are a traded commodity, their extravagance resulted in higher prices for others seeking the same credits (supply-demand curve). Therefore, since others may not have purchased those credits due to the higher price, no overall benefit was realized. It seems to me that if you want to talk-the-talk then at least fly commercial first class - or shut the f%^& up. Flame suit on.
IMHO, it was RIMs service that made the company. Once others caught up they had to compete at the hardware level too. They started putting out half-baked hardware and software like the Storm and it's OS (I went through four before giving up). I am now on the 3GS and it has been rock solid for 19 months. Now the Playbook is out the the reviews I have read are like deja vu.
Hey Green Peace "Kiss my hairy yellow ass!"
I for one find it shameful that politics (both sides are at fault) has resulted in this situation. Give NASA the means (funds) needed but don't restrict them to a preset supplier list or technology. Then sit back and let them do the job. Yes, there needs to be specifications, lets say deliver 4 people to LEO with X KG supplies, but otherwise leave them alone. I do hope that Dragon can ramp up faster since it now appears NASA will not be able to do so.
A while back I was watching World's Toughest Fixes and they would not show the cooling buildings at the nuke plant where the show was filmed. I guess that now makes sense (one can argue it is theater). Why blow up the reactor proper when you can go after a much softer target and achieve basically the same effect. I am all for nuclear power but this needs to be addressed IMHO.
RIGHT ON MAN! Except for the life sentence part. Just hang him - in public too.
How about an account to donate for the noose!
Paraphrasing (several) our supreme leader's sayings - You lost the election, now shut up and get in the backseat!
I agree with one of the authors points. We just ran into a problem where OpenOffice would not properly read a docx file. The problem of course is the maker of the priority (guess who) software constantly changing file formats just enough to break everyone's conversion code. The old MS moto - "It's not done until Lotus won't run."