Good points. And yes, I have noticed that, e.g., Google Maps sometimes takes me on counter-intuitive routes that have longer distances but shorter travel-times, depending on the time of day. However, whether its algorithm weighs left vs. right turns is not clear to me.
This. I suspect eliminating left turns results in modestly longer distances but significantly shorter times. And if the time waiting to turn left is significant, then the savings from not burning gas while idling at an intersection could be significant as well.
"Of course, the algorithm does not entirely eliminate left turns, but the number of left turns taken by UPS trucks is less than 10 percent of all turns made."
I don't think you know what "eliminating" means. Worthless "journalist".
Let's say left turns were 40% of all turns and now they're 10%. You have indeed eliminated most left turns, just not all of them.
Bad on the headline for not qualifying "eliminating" but the rest of the article does.
It was a tragic part of world history when America "was great"? Is this more from the "safe space" crowd? WWII was tragic for many in the world, so should we throw out all music, fashion, movies, and anything else that reminds us of when someone else wasn't having a good life?
Per the AC post above, "the tragic part of world history" referred to the America First organization, created in the 1940s by Americans who wished to appease Hitler.
The issue is not whether elected leaders should protect the interests of the nationals of their country. Of course they should.
The issue is whether they should be comfortable campaigning with slogans that echo a tragic part of world history.
World prosperity is not a zero-sum game. All nations need to protect their interests, but they also need friends, allies, and trading partners. And to keep them, it helps not to act like a dick.
You are confused. You are the one who is using a strawman, You're defending Trump's travel-ban by citing incidents perpetrated by people who were not from the countries in Trump's EO.
And no, the Pulse nightclub shooter was not from Afghanistan. He was born in New York. Saying he was from Afghanistan is as spurious as Trump claiming a judge was biased against him because he was "Mexican" -- even though the judge was born in the USA.
In a gentle way, Canada has done (1) and (2) pretty much since the 1950s. Certainly there has been some vigorous debate, but no widespread denunciation or violence.
Canada has not "lost" its culture, at least not due to multiculturalism. On the contrary, it has evolved into a mosaic of cultures from all over the world, but with a common theme of mutual respect and understanding.
Fearing the loss of your culture and imagining your neighbors want to kill you should be a wake-up call to reconsider what you think your culture really is.
I'm sure the people who did not bother about terrorism, like the ones killed at a Christmas party in San Bernardino or the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, are proud that they were not pathetic cowards
The San Bernadino shooters were from Pakistan.
The Pulse nightclub shooter was American-born.
Neither episode would have been stopped by Trump's travel-ban.
I understand feminism as a political movement that:
1) insists that women are victims, thus encouraging a victim mentality 2) insists that women deserve special treatment, thus encouraging an entitlement mentality.
If I am incorrect on these points, could you please correct me? No links to novels please, something trenchant, clear, and supported. Thanks.
Feminism has many faces, and with it many definitions. My understanding of feminism is not as dismissive as yours. IMHO, feminists:
(1) believe in social and political equality of the sexes; and (2) acknowledge that women have been disadvantaged historically because of their gender.
And that means people of either gender can be, and are, feminists.
I trust the above is trenchant and clear. As for supported, well, you could spend a long time googling, but the Wikipedia article is not bad.
The exodus of the previous crop of moderators hasn't helped. The ones here these days just let anything go
Methinks the "previous crop of moderators" lost interest after Trump got elected. Mission accomplished, so why hang around?
We all know the Slashdot moderation system is based broadly on karma, but beyond that, it is something of a mystery. Part of me wonders whether some groups have discovered how to "game" the system by modding up their friends, who in turn mod them up, creating a false meritocracy.
Except apparently a corporation can be treated as a person when they see fit.
If corporations are people, then they're psychopaths.
Wait, hear me out. I know that most corporations are run by decent people, and that they do many great things that make our lives better. But by their very design, they operate purely in their own interest, and face limited consequences if they break the law or violate public trust. They do not feel emotions like love, compassion or regret, even if the people who run them do.
The odd thing that no one examines is whether very many people/businesses have business dealings with those companies. Kind of like how people claim that confidence in our elections is justified, but no real investigation of the elections is done to enforce this. There are so many things that need to be done to be certain that people are on the up-and-up that simply aren't done and people have or lack belief in a given situation without the necessary work being done to grant certainty. We are living in a world of deliberate vagueness that people act as if they can be certain about.
There was no "deliberate vagueness" in my post. Trump does in fact have business dealings with those countries. I just didn't bother with the details. If you're interested, then look here.
"I support the ban - our safety comes ahead of their convenience"
But does it increase your safety. What about other countries, what about those that get through anyway, what about 9/11 terrorists, 15 where from Saudi Arabia, two where from the United Arab Emirates, and one was from Egypt, and one was from Lebanon.
Not to mention that the number of terror-related deaths on American soil since 1975 caused by people from the seven countries in Trump's travel-ban is... exactly zero.
People may feel safer with Trump's ban in force, but that doesn't mean they actually are. Trump played to his base with this order. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE -- all countries with which Trump has business dealings -- are still off the hook.
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Good points. And yes, I have noticed that, e.g., Google Maps sometimes takes me on counter-intuitive routes that have longer distances but shorter travel-times, depending on the time of day. However, whether its algorithm weighs left vs. right turns is not clear to me.
Depends on whether shorter is time or distance.
This. I suspect eliminating left turns results in modestly longer distances but significantly shorter times. And if the time waiting to turn left is significant, then the savings from not burning gas while idling at an intersection could be significant as well.
"Of course, the algorithm does not entirely eliminate left turns, but the number of left turns taken by UPS trucks is less than 10 percent of all turns made."
I don't think you know what "eliminating" means. Worthless "journalist".
Let's say left turns were 40% of all turns and now they're 10%. You have indeed eliminated most left turns, just not all of them.
Bad on the headline for not qualifying "eliminating" but the rest of the article does.
Not to mention that Kellyanne's mission is ... impossible. [*badum-tish*]
"This phone will self-destruct in 5 seconds. Good luck, Kellyanne."
Really this is taking away women's rights not enhancing them. Now they can't wear whatever they want.
Nonsense. Setting and enforcing a dress code for an event is not an infringement of anyone's rights. It's just part of the rules of entry.
Give me control of the printing press, and I'll print off as much inflation as you want. That is a well-understood economic phenomenon.
And then watch the shitstorm as the rest of the world brands you a currency manipulator.
[Sorry phantomfive. I have read many of your posts over time, and respect your opinion. Just had to be contrary here, though. Peace out.]
It was a tragic part of world history when America "was great"? Is this more from the "safe space" crowd? WWII was tragic for many in the world, so should we throw out all music, fashion, movies, and anything else that reminds us of when someone else wasn't having a good life?
Per the AC post above, "the tragic part of world history" referred to the America First organization, created in the 1940s by Americans who wished to appease Hitler.
The issue is not whether elected leaders should protect the interests of the nationals of their country. Of course they should.
The issue is whether they should be comfortable campaigning with slogans that echo a tragic part of world history.
World prosperity is not a zero-sum game. All nations need to protect their interests, but they also need friends, allies, and trading partners. And to keep them, it helps not to act like a dick.
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You are confused. You are the one who is using a strawman, You're defending Trump's travel-ban by citing incidents perpetrated by people who were not from the countries in Trump's EO.
And no, the Pulse nightclub shooter was not from Afghanistan. He was born in New York. Saying he was from Afghanistan is as spurious as Trump claiming a judge was biased against him because he was "Mexican" -- even though the judge was born in the USA.
In a gentle way, Canada has done (1) and (2) pretty much since the 1950s. Certainly there has been some vigorous debate, but no widespread denunciation or violence.
Canada has not "lost" its culture, at least not due to multiculturalism. On the contrary, it has evolved into a mosaic of cultures from all over the world, but with a common theme of mutual respect and understanding.
Fearing the loss of your culture and imagining your neighbors want to kill you should be a wake-up call to reconsider what you think your culture really is.
I'm sure the people who did not bother about terrorism, like the ones killed at a Christmas party in San Bernardino or the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, are proud that they were not pathetic cowards
The San Bernadino shooters were from Pakistan.
The Pulse nightclub shooter was American-born.
Neither episode would have been stopped by Trump's travel-ban.
I understand feminism as a political movement that:
1) insists that women are victims, thus encouraging a victim mentality
2) insists that women deserve special treatment, thus encouraging an entitlement mentality.
If I am incorrect on these points, could you please correct me? No links to novels please, something trenchant, clear, and supported. Thanks.
Feminism has many faces, and with it many definitions. My understanding of feminism is not as dismissive as yours. IMHO, feminists:
(1) believe in social and political equality of the sexes; and
(2) acknowledge that women have been disadvantaged historically because of their gender.
And that means people of either gender can be, and are, feminists.
I trust the above is trenchant and clear. As for supported, well, you could spend a long time googling, but the Wikipedia article is not bad.
Even worse is "No-no. You don't really want to do that".
If what follows is an explanation of why, followed by a better approach, I don't see the problem. But without that, I see your point.
The exodus of the previous crop of moderators hasn't helped. The ones here these days just let anything go
Methinks the "previous crop of moderators" lost interest after Trump got elected. Mission accomplished, so why hang around?
We all know the Slashdot moderation system is based broadly on karma, but beyond that, it is something of a mystery. Part of me wonders whether some groups have discovered how to "game" the system by modding up their friends, who in turn mod them up, creating a false meritocracy.
Except apparently a corporation can be treated as a person when they see fit.
If corporations are people, then they're psychopaths.
Wait, hear me out. I know that most corporations are run by decent people, and that they do many great things that make our lives better. But by their very design, they operate purely in their own interest, and face limited consequences if they break the law or violate public trust. They do not feel emotions like love, compassion or regret, even if the people who run them do.
Corporate personhood has been a sometimes convenient but always controversial concept. IMHO it's long-past time for review.
Skype.
Work remotely... they have Internet overseas.
Trump also banned the Muslim Internet. :-)
lol yeah ... He'll build a firewall, and make them pay for it.
The odd thing that no one examines is whether very many people/businesses have business dealings with those companies. Kind of like how people claim that confidence in our elections is justified, but no real investigation of the elections is done to enforce this. There are so many things that need to be done to be certain that people are on the up-and-up that simply aren't done and people have or lack belief in a given situation without the necessary work being done to grant certainty. We are living in a world of deliberate vagueness that people act as if they can be certain about.
There was no "deliberate vagueness" in my post. Trump does in fact have business dealings with those countries. I just didn't bother with the details. If you're interested, then look here.
"I support the ban - our safety comes ahead of their convenience"
But does it increase your safety. What about other countries, what about those that get through anyway, what about 9/11 terrorists, 15 where from Saudi Arabia, two where from the United Arab Emirates, and one was from Egypt, and one was from Lebanon.
Not to mention that the number of terror-related deaths on American soil since 1975 caused by people from the seven countries in Trump's travel-ban is ... exactly zero.
People may feel safer with Trump's ban in force, but that doesn't mean they actually are. Trump played to his base with this order. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE -- all countries with which Trump has business dealings -- are still off the hook.
We need real news to inform us. And we need "news" from satirists to help us cope with the real kind.
We do not need fake news, alternative facts, or deceptions by any other name.
Satire comes from satirists. Fake news comes from fake reporters. Poe's law notwithstanding, you can and must learn to spot the difference.
Invest in qbitcoin. You won't know what it's worth until you spend it.
A gaping mouth and a weird posterior...
AND NOT A SINGLE MOM JOKE ANYWHERE?
Internet, I am disappoint.
Your mom and I are also.
There, how's that?
News flash: assholes exist across the political spectrum. No matter what side you're on, rise above them.
That is all.
I see no child shortage.
The issue is not about a shortage of children. It's about an endangerment of children.
People who endanger children should have their children taken away from them, and be put in jail. Which, indirectly, was the GP's point.